Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu praised Tunisia’s democratic transition during his meeting with Ennahda leader Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi on Tuesday.
The pair met at the central headquarters of the Justice and Development Party in the Turkish capital Ankara and discussed the current developments in the region, Ghannouchi said. He said Davutoglu praised the Tunisian model for change adding that the political elite have showed wisdom which helped protect the country from the fate of the rest of the Arab revolutions.
Ghannouchi expressed his gratitude to Turkey for standing alongside Tunisia, and called on the Turkish state to encourage businessmen to come to invest in his country. He also extended his congratulations to the prime minister for the huge victory achieved by the Justice and Development Party in the recent parliamentary elections.