Iran, Tunisia to establish joint investment fund

Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Safdel and Tunisian Ambassador to Tehran Khalid Zeitouni in a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating bilateral ties and mutual cooperation. During the meeting in Tehran today, Safdel and Zeitouni underlined the necessity for establishment of a joint investment fund in the near future. During the meeting, Safdel pointed to the capacities of Iran and Tunisia for expansion of mutual cooperation, and said, "Iran is ready to hold Tunisia's exclusive exhibition in Isfahan province." Zeitouni, for his part, voiced his country's willingness to enhance mutual cooperation with Iran. After the victory of Tunisian revolution in July 14, 2011, Iran and Tunisia made efforts to increase their cooperation and bolster their bilateral relations in different fields. In August 2012, Iranian and Tunisian presidents in a meeting in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, discussed the latest developments in the region and the Muslim world, specially in Syria. President Ahmadinejad and President Muhammad Mocef Marzouki discussed bilateral ties, unity among Islamic world nations in defending Muslims and their sanctities as well as issue of Syria.