Cooperation between Tunisia and the World Economic Forum (WEF) was the focus of talks between Nabil Ammar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, and Børge Brende, President of the WEF, in Geneva on Wednesday.
Børge Brende expressed the World Economic Forum’s interest in working more closely with Tunisia as an important partner. He stressed the importance of working to diversify the partnership between the two sides to include various programmes developed by the Forum in many economic fields, such as the digital transition, modern technologies and sustainable development.
He also spoke about the ongoing preparations for the organisation of the Davos Forum, which annually gathers the world’s leading economic actors, from January 15 to 19, 2024, and the invitation extended to the Tunisian authorities to participate in its activities, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For his part, the minister stressed the need for the next session of the forum to be an occas
ion to reflect on the necessary reforms aimed at establishing a new global economic system that is fairer and based on solidarity, in order to promote investment in the context of sustainable, inclusive and harmonious development and to find effective solutions to the economic and social crises and challenges facing the world.
The talks took place during Nabil Ammar’s working visit to Switzerland from December 11 to 14, according to the same statement.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse