The 7th joint Tunisian-Qatari High Commission highlighted Saturday by the signing of ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) covering many areas, with focus on maritime cooperation. The agreements, signed by Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and Qatar’s interior minister Cheikh Abdallah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, cover many areas including transport, youth, sport, tourism, culture, industry and maritime transport. Qatar, facing a sea/air/land embargo from its neighbors Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain plus Egypt is expanding its maritime routes. The agreements signed Saturday also include aerial services, tourism and business tourism. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the joint meeting of Arab Interior and Justice Ministers held in Tunis.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2019 13:52 UTC