Tunisia: EU, ‘we need a real inclusive national dialogue’

(ANSA) – TUNIS, APRIL 13 – “The European Union encourages all Tunisian parties to engage in a genuinely inclusive national dialogue in order to face, with urgency, the political and economic crisis” underway in the country. This was stated by a group of MEPs from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, made up of Michael Gahler, Javier Nart, Jakop Dalunde and Andrea Cozzolino, at the end of a three-day visit to Tunisia, during which they met the President Kais Saied, representatives of the government, political parties and civil society “to discuss how the EU can continue to support Tunisia in the process of political reform and democratic consolidation”.

“Despite the ongoing challenges, everyone is witnessing an unprecedented improvement in fundamental rights and freedoms in Tunisia. The country has been a model of freedom in the Arab world. However, we note with great concern the concentration of power in the hands of the President. “, MEPs declared, admitting that” there is an urgent need for reforms “. “We encourage a wide range of proposals, which come from all spheres of Tunisian society”, they continued. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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