(ANSAMed) - PARIS, JUNE 28 - French Prime Minister Jean-Marc
Ayrault today received his Tunisian counterpart, Hamadi Jebali,
in Hotel Matignon in Paris. Jebali is the first member of the
new Tunisian government to visit France.
The meeting, a statement issued by the French government
reads, ''was an opportunity to underline the support France is
giving to the transition started in Tunisia, in response to the
aspirations of the Tunisian people for dignity, freedom,
democracy and prosperity."
Ayrault, the statement continues, ''has guaranteed Jebali
that France wants to accompany the Tunisian authorities in this
process, closing an equal partnership based on the friendship
ties that unite the two countries and the two people."
The French premier also pledged to try and ''mobilise all
international partners of Tunisia, starting with the European
Union and the G8, in the context of the partnership of
Deauville, to support the transition." (ANSAMed)
