Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar will lead the Tunisian delegation to the 8th Session of the Tunisia-Burkina Faso Joint Commission, scheduled in Ouagadougou on July 1 and 2.
In a statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Saturday, Nabil Ammar will have talks with senior Burkinabe officials. The talks will focus on ways to boost bilateral cooperation in various areas as well as on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Nabil Ammar is expected to speak to Burkinabe media professionals and meet with the Tunisian diaspora based in Ouagadougou. He will also visit a number of Tunisian companies in the capital.
A Tunisia-Burkina Faso Economic Forum will be held on the sidelines of the Joint Commission, on July 1. It will be attended by Minister of Industrial Development, Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises Nandy Some-Diallo.
The forum will also be marked by the presence of a Tunisian delegation of businessmen, led by President of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) Samir Majoul.
Burkina Faso is one of Tunisia’s main economic partners in West Africa, with a trade volume that has quintupled in recent years.
Bilateral trade has recorded a surplus in favor of Tunisia, particularly in the sectors of food, electricity and the export of construction materials.
Tunisia is seen is as a favorite destination to students and patients from Burkina Faso.
The last Tunisia-Burkina Faso Joint Commission took place in 2016.
