BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 20. Tajikistan and
Tunisia discussed developing cooperation during talks between Tajik
Deputy Foreign Minister Idibek Kalandar and Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti in
Baghdad on October 18, Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry said.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 52nd session of
the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC).
The sides discussed bilateral and multilateral relations between
Tajikistan and Tunisia, as well as other issues of mutual interest,
the ministry said.
Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry said Nafti, acting on the president’s
instructions, led the Tunisian delegation to the session and
planned bilateral talks with counterparts to review
cooperation.
The Tunisian ministry also reported meetings in Baghdad with the
foreign ministers of Egypt and Djibouti. Speaking at a press
conference on October 18, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said
delegations from 55 OIC member states took part in the two-day
session, including 22 foreign ministers, and that it adopted the
Baghdad Declaration. Iraq also took over the Council’s presidency
from Türkiye.
