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<p>The British Government congratulates President Kais Saied on his inauguration
on 24 October. We remain in close touch with the Tunisian authorities and look forward
to working with the new Government when it is formed. While British Ministers have
not yet met President Saied, UK officials attended his inauguration. The Minister
for the Middle East and North Africa, Dr Murrison, held comprehensive talks with the
then Tunisian Secretary of State to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji,
at the UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum in London on 12 September. Mr Bachtobji was appointed
Acting Foreign Minister on 29 October. The signing of the UK-Tunisia Association Agreement
on 4 October, and the UK-Tunisia Investment Forum on 22 October are other recent highlights
of our growing bilateral co-operation and, along with UK programming worth over £12
million in 2019-2020, testament to our continuing support for Tunisia’s political
and economic development.</p>
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