Italy for settling immigration issues with Tunisia

Italy today expressed hope that it will reach an accord with Tunisia to help facilitate returning of hundreds of Tunisian evacuees who recently arrived on the Italian coasts and who are now under custody in crowded shelters.

Meanwhile, the Italian foreign minister and his Tunisian counterpart, Saeed Bin Mustafa, today joined the two countries' officials who have been negotiating on this issue in Rome for three days. Italian papers expected the agreement to include items on fishery rights and economic cooperation between Italy and Tunisia. Last month Italy signed similar agreements with 12 countries, including Morocco.