US commitment to back up all initiatives aimed to support Tunisia

"The United States of America is particularly committed to contribute to boosting Tunisia's economic development process, after the January 14 Revolution, through encouraging economic exchanges between the two countries," said Mr. Ronald Lee Wyden, US Democratic Senator. At the end of his meeting, on Friday in Tunis, with Secretary of State to the Foreign Affairs Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui, Mr. Wyden expressed satisfaction at the development of the friendship and co-operation relations binding Tunisia and the US, which he described as "historical." "As a Senator, I am ready, together with my colleagues from both the Democratic and Republican parties, to back up all initiatives that aim to assist Tunisia,"  he added during the talk, stressing will to encourage American investments in Tunisia, notably in sustainable energies, trade as well as high-employability sectors. The US Senator said he was impressed by the Tunisian people's Freedom and Dignity Revolution, pointing out that "the wind of liberty and democracy that blew across Tunisia is likely to generate a favourable climate for strengthening co-operation and partnership relations between the two countries, and in all fields." He also pointed up Tunisia's pioneering role in ushering in the Arab Spring which, he said, has come to confirm the universal nature of the values of Liberty and Democracy. For his part, Mr. Jhinaoui expressed satisfaction at the Tunisian-American friendship relations, praising President Barack Obama's support, as well as the American people's and government's, to the Tunisian people's aspirations to liberty and democracy, voicing hope to see this attitude materialise through co-operation programmes that would help the country face up to the challenges of the present stage. The meeting was attended by the US Ambassador in Tunis and the delegation members accompanying the US Senator.