(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, JULY 12 - Tunisia and China have become
closer. The two countries' foreign ministers have signed in
Beijing a memorandum of agreement for Tunisia's adhesion to the
''Belt and Road'' whose objective is to connect China to the
Middle East, Africa and Europe by land, air and sea. The project
vies to promote the circulation of products made in the Asian
country and stimulate China's investments abroad, said the
Tunisian foreign ministry in a statement. It added that the two
ministers, Tunisia's Khemaies Jhinaoui and his Chinese
counterpart Yang Yi praised ''a new conquest in Chinese-Tunisian
relations, which aims to open wide perspectives of economic
cooperation in trade, tourism and investments between the two
countries and boost the positive dynamic in bilateral
relations''.
Tunisia's adhesion to the project will increase China's role in the realization of development projects in Tunisia, in particular in major infrastructural projects of the 2016-2020 development plan and will contribute to the creation of a regional balance and the inclusion of central areas in development dynamics, said the Tunisian diplomacy chief.
For his part, Yang Yi said China is determined to continue to boost cooperation and partnership with Tunisia in investments, technical cooperation, the development of infrastructures, tourism and technology.
The new 'silk road' is an ambitious project through which Beijing vies to create solid industrial relations with the various countries involved.
Launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road (Obor), then renamed Belt and road Initiative, aims to create a transport, communication and exchange infrastructure network involving 64 countries and China (some 4.5 billion people) over an area embracing Asia, Europe and Africa.
Beijing's objective is to complete the main trajectory by 2049.
Three financial institutions are supporting the initiative, coordinated by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Aiib), a multilateral bank with the participation of 100 countries. The projects to be granted funding will open major opportunities to businesses in transport, telecommunications, energy and connected sectors. (ANSAmed)
Tunisia's adhesion to the project will increase China's role in the realization of development projects in Tunisia, in particular in major infrastructural projects of the 2016-2020 development plan and will contribute to the creation of a regional balance and the inclusion of central areas in development dynamics, said the Tunisian diplomacy chief.
For his part, Yang Yi said China is determined to continue to boost cooperation and partnership with Tunisia in investments, technical cooperation, the development of infrastructures, tourism and technology.
The new 'silk road' is an ambitious project through which Beijing vies to create solid industrial relations with the various countries involved.
Launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road (Obor), then renamed Belt and road Initiative, aims to create a transport, communication and exchange infrastructure network involving 64 countries and China (some 4.5 billion people) over an area embracing Asia, Europe and Africa.
Beijing's objective is to complete the main trajectory by 2049.
Three financial institutions are supporting the initiative, coordinated by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Aiib), a multilateral bank with the participation of 100 countries. The projects to be granted funding will open major opportunities to businesses in transport, telecommunications, energy and connected sectors. (ANSAmed)
