The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad stated that as part of his working visit to France on May 30 and 31st, the Minister Nabil Ammar met with the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna.

The meeting was an opportunity to highlight the excellent relations between Tunisia and France and the great potential of partnership between the two countries, the Tunisian Ministry said in a statement.

The two ministers also reviewed the main areas of cooperation and regional and international issues of common interest.

''With the return of political stability, Tunisia's main challenge remained economic recovery and any skeptical message or negative attitude would only make it more difficult to improve the country's socio-economic conditions,'' said the Tunisian Foreign Minister.

Particular attention was paid to the cultural and human links between the two countries and the need for an inclusive approach to issues relating to migration, human mobility and sustainable development.

The two ministers discussed the difficulties encountered by Tunisians in obtaining visas and the need to find appropriate solutions to this problem.

In this context, Nabil Ammar recalled the initiative taken by President Kaïs Saïed to organize a Summit bringing together countries from both shores of the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa to implement a global and multidimensional approach that tackles the root causes of migration, and in particular its criminal ramifications.

The two ministers welcomed the high level of economic exchanges. They called for French investment to be stepped up in competitive, innovative and high value-added sectors, taking advantage of the process of reorganizing global value chains.

The meeting also highlighted the importance of closer cooperation between the two countries on regional and international issues, particularly in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, in order to meet the challenges of energy and food security.

For her part, Catherine Colonna affirmed her country's understanding of the issues inherent in the political and economic context Tunisia is faced with.

She reiterated France's strong support for Tunisia in meeting its socio-economic challenges, as well as its support within European and international bodies.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad had announced that Nabil Ammar will make a working visit to France on May 30 and 31, at the invitation of his French counterpart, in order to discuss upgrading bilateral cooperation to the level of distinguished strategic partnership, address prospects for cooperation at the level of the European Union, and exchange views on most important regional and international issues of common interest.