Diplomatic Circles

Canada, Tunisia must build ties beyond aid, says visiting foreign minister

Khemaies Jhinaoui says an investment protection deal is in the works and could be signed by the end of the year.

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui says democratic reform in his country isn’t 'instant coffee,' and that the ongoing process requires a culture shift.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

July 4, 2018

Tunisia's foreign minister says it’s time for Canada and Tunisia to take their 61-year diplomatic relationship beyond just aid and into trade and economic growth. Shortly after the Arab Spring and the ousting of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s 23-year autocratic regi...

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