Tunisia backs 2027-2029 Africa-Russia action plan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
Tunisia’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali Nafti, reaffirmed in Moscow the country’s support for the 2027-2029 Africa-Russia action plan. He called for projects in priority sectors, with funding and implementation monitoring, at the ministerial meeting on 28 October, according to La Presse de Tunisie.
Tunisia’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali Nafti, reaffirmed the country’s support for the 2027-2029 Africa-Russia action plan and called for it to be translated into concrete projects, according to La Presse de Tunisie. He took part in the ministerial meeting in Moscow on 28 October, held on the sidelines of the third Africa-Russia summit.
Mohamed Ali Nafti named infrastructure, energy, transport, higher education, scientific research, agriculture, communications technology and health among the priority sectors. He called for funding and monitoring mechanisms to support the projects. Tunisia also wants to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia at the next session of their joint commission.
The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. The ministerial meeting brought together Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and African foreign ministers, among others.
Mohamed Ali Nafti’s participation forms part of Tunisia’s presence at the Russia-Africa summit, where Tunisia’s Prime Minister was received by Vladimir Putin on 29 October (the meeting with Vladimir Putin). It follows the minister’s meetings with his Algerian and Egyptian counterparts on 26 October (his talks with the Algerian and Egyptian ministers).
