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The Tunisian Ministry of National Defence has announced: “The means to support military cooperation between Tunisia and Britain were the most prominent focuses of today’s meeting between Minister Imed Memmich and British Ambassador to Tunisia Helen Winterton.”
The ministry reported on its website that Memmich welcomed the British desire to raise the level of military cooperation between the two countries in areas of mutual interest, such as training, exchange of experiences, detection of anti-personnel mines and peacekeeping missions.
The ministry also expressed its “response to the needs of the military establishment” and that Winterton: “Expressed her willingness to work to further remove all obstacles that hinder the progress of military cooperation between the two sides and the search for the most effective means to develop cooperation in the context of mutual trust.”
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