Tunisia and Romania seek to strengthen cooperation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti exchanged views with his Romanian counterpart Sebastian-Dănuț Neculăescu on strengthening bilateral relations. Around 1,500 Tunisian students study in Romania and 65,000 Romanian tourists visited Tunisia in 2025, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and his Romanian counterpart Sebastian-Dănuț Neculăescu agreed on Wednesday 4 November 2026 to strengthen cooperation between their two countries. During a telephone conversation held to mark the Romanian minister taking office, they notably called for the development of partnership mechanisms and continued coordination on matters of common interest, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
University cooperation involves around 1,500 Tunisian students in Romania. Trade has also increased in recent years, while the number of Romanian tourists in Tunisia reached around 65,000 in 2025, according to the Tunisian ministry. The two ministers also examined the partnership between Tunisia and the European Union, with the aim of making it more balanced while respecting their common interests.
