SOCIETY 370 / 2016
WIRTSCHAFT - POLITIK - DIPLOMATIE - WISSENSCHAFT - KULTUR - LEUTE
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DIPLOMATIE<br />
TUNESIEN<br />
The Honorary Consuls of<br />
Tunisia at the reception of the<br />
Head of Government<br />
Gerti Tauchhammer with the<br />
Tunisian Head of Government,<br />
Youssef Chahed<br />
First General Conference<br />
of Honorary Consuls<br />
Under the high patronage of the President of the<br />
Republic of Tunisia, the “First General Conference<br />
of Honorary Consuls” was held in Hammamet on<br />
3 – 4 October <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
The Tunisian Minister of Foreign<br />
Affairs, Khemaies Jhinaoui<br />
In the opening speech, H.E Minister of Foreign<br />
Affairs emphasized the crucial role of the Honorary<br />
Consuls in reinforcing investment, economic<br />
partnership and cooperation between<br />
Tunisia and its member countries.<br />
He insisted that the Tunisian Government relies<br />
on the contribution of its Honorary Consuls Members<br />
for a successful International Conference on<br />
Investment and Economy that had taken place on<br />
29-30th November <strong>2016</strong> encouraging a high-level<br />
participation during the Conference. In the same<br />
context, he reiterated the President’s invitation of<br />
the International Community, announced during<br />
the 71st ordinary Session of the United Nations General<br />
Assembly, to actively participate in the Conference<br />
in a way to prove its solidarity with Tunisia and<br />
to support its economy. He also urged them to advertise<br />
Tunisia as a safe destination and try to convince<br />
the governments of the International Community to<br />
lift the travel advice, highlighting the Tunisian commitment<br />
to ensure the safety of its visitors.<br />
He also recalled that, despite the success of the<br />
democratic transition, the adoption of a new progressive<br />
Constitution and the organization of free<br />
and fair elections, Tunisia is still undergoing seri-<br />
ous economic challenges that threaten its nascent<br />
democracy in a complex global context.<br />
He expressed his hope that the support of all the<br />
partnership countries and their efforts to fight terrorism<br />
would result in economic support in order to<br />
strengthen its stability and sustain democracy.<br />
His Excellency’s speech was followed by interactive<br />
debate where the Honorary Consuls expressed<br />
their comments and inquiries about the future plan<br />
of the Tunisian government to provide an attractive<br />
environment for foreign investment and the privileges<br />
and reforms recently introduced. •<br />
The Honorary<br />
Consuls at the<br />
conference<br />
Fotos: christian rössler, government of tunisia<br />
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