CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Tunisia's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ben Ayad asserted his country's full support for Egypt's stance and keenness to render the emergency Arab summit, set for Cairo on February 27, successful.

The minister's remarks made during his meeting with Egyptian Ambassador to Tunisia Bassem Hassan at the premises of the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two sides reviewed the two countries' firm stances rejecting the ideas related to the displacement of Palestinians from their lands.

They also expressed their outright rejection of any attempts to eliminate the Palestinian cause, stressing the necessity of adopting unified Arab stances during the current stage.

They also stressed the importance of maintaining the ceasefire agreement and accelerating reconstruction efforts.

In this regard, the Egyptian diplomat expressed Egypt's deep appreciation of Tunisia's stance and the strong and explicit statement issued by the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 11 to assert solidarity with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan and the Tunisian and Arab stances towards the Palestinian rights.

He also reviewed the ongoing efforts and contacts to set the stage for the Cairo-hosted emergency Arab summit, considering it a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the Arab countries' unified positions.

The two sides asserted their countries' keenness to boost economic, cultural and tourism cooperation, in light of the distinguished political ties between the two countries and their leaders. (MENA)
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