Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and her Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti expressed their interest to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various fields, in addition to strengthening the mechanisms of joint cooperation and consultation within the European Union.
Terming the relations between Finland and Tunisia as very good, the Foreign Ministers discussed the way to further enhance the cooperation at a meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday, according to the Finnish Foreign Ministry and the Tunisian Embassy to Finland.
Nafti praised the Finnish efforts that, in coordination with other Nordic countries, led to the organization of the Sustainable Business Forum on Green Transition on November 25, 2024, which was an opportunity to connect economic actors.
“Relations between Finland and Tunisia have always been very good, but we wish to develop them further. There are lots of opportunities related to trade between the two countries for both Finnish and Tunisian companies,” Valtonen said in a press release on the eve of the visit of Nafti.
The Foreign Ministers also discussed regional security in Europe and North Africa and cooperation on multilateral issues.
Nafti accompanied by a business delegation representing expertise in digitalisation and technologies, in particular.
The business delegation together with Finnish companies sought ways to promote common trade objectives and to find new sectors for cooperation.
Nafti oversaw the proceedings of an economic forum hosted by Business Finland, together with Jarno Syrjälä, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, with the participation of representatives of the Tunisian Confederation of Citizen Enterprises (CONECT), as well as a significant number of economic actors, businessmen and representatives of major Finnish companies.
On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between CONECT and the Finnish Chamber of Commerce FINNCHAM, which will mark a new phase of effective partnership between the two countries.
During a meeting with members of the Tunisian community living in Finland held at the Tunisian Embassy in Helsinki, the Minister emphasized the keenness of the President to give the members of the Tunisian community abroad the necessary attention and to develop the administrative and consular services provided to them, in order to facilitate their living conditions and improve their integration in their countries of residence.
While in Helsinki, Nafti also met President Alexander Stubb.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
