In an effort to increase mutual cooperation, India and Tunisia on Friday signed 2 MoUs on promotion of handicrafts and IT and communication and digital economy as Vice President Hamid Ansari met Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and discussed a range of issues of mutual and regional interests.
The two sides also discussed the issue of spreading tide of extremism and terrorism which is a threat we both face, Hamid Ansari said while making the joint press statement with Tunisia Prime Minister Habib Essid. “Successfully dealing with such threats requires strong cooperation among like-minded partners,” he said. Ansari said, “We have discussed the issues related to combating this challenge and decided to enhance our cooperation in the field of counter terrorism.”
Two MoUs - one on traditional handicraft promotion and other on IT and Digital economy - were signed after Ansari and Essid held one-on-one talks which were followed by the delegation-level talks between the two sides. At the joint press briefing by Ansari and Essid, Tunisia announced signing of two agreements while the Vice President used the term MoU.