Algeria-Tunisia: Comprehensive and deep analysis of bilateral relations

The meeting co-chaired Tuesday in Tebessa (634-km east of Algiers) by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and Tunisia's Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa, has allowed for a "comprehensive and deep analysis of all the changes relating to the security, development and bilateral relations," said Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.
In a press briefing held jointly with his Tunisian counterpart Mehdi Jomaa, Lamamra said that the session was held in "a climate of fraternity, good neighbourliness, solidarity and cooperation."
The city of Tebessa, which witnessed glorious events during the Algerian revolution, is also a symbol of strong cohesion between two peoples as clearly showed by the Tunisian people's deep solidarity with its Algerian brothers during the National Revolution as well as during the ordeals that our country went through," said Lamamara.
During the meeting co-chaired by Sella and Jomaa in Tebessa, the two sides focused on the living conditions on the joint borders and the different development programmes and projects launched there for the benefit of the two peoples, said Lamamra.
For his part, Tunisia's Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi underlined the political willingness of the two countries "to strengthen security cooperation," adding that they are facing the same territorial and security challenges.
"This visit aims at consolidating coordination and consultation between the two sister countries in order to overcome the security challenges, particularly the fight against terrorism, the organized crime and arms trafficking," said Hamdi.
The meeting was also an opportunity to examine prospects for closer cooperation between the two countries, and to agree on a series of recommendations to enhance security and military cooperation, said the Tunisian Foreign minister.
The two countries share the same vision on security issues and in all fields, said Lamamara, adding that the coordination and cooperation between Algeria and Tunisia has reached an "unprecedented strategic level."
For his part, Mongi Hamdi said that his country "values the position of Algeria, which has supported Tunisia during its transition to democracy."