During the month of April, according to a press release published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that Tunisia will take over, from April 1 for a period of one month, the presidency of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC).
This was reported in a statement issued by the ministry and relayed by the media, stating that Tunisia will work ”to realize its vision of finding peaceful, just and lasting solutions to various African problems for a secure Africa, stable and prosperous.
”Tunisia, proud of its African affiliation, has always placed the continent’s development and security at the forefront of its interests. Tunisia renews its commitment to further contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between the peoples of the continent and the rest of the world,” reads the statement. same source.
And the statement added, ”in this context, Tunisia will work, during its presidency of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, to be a force of positive recommendation to support security and stability on the continent, based on the principles of solidarity and integration that the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity called for”.
In this regard, the ministry also expressed Tunisia’s commitment “to consolidating lasting peace on the continent by fighting against tensions and supporting tools for preventing their root causes. And to look forward to working with brotherly African countries to advance political settlement and reconciliation efforts in the spirit of consensus and understanding that has always characterized the work of the Council.
”Tunisia, which has represented African countries well during its mandate on the UN Security Council for the period 2020-2021, in particular by raising the voice of Africa and defending the interests of African countries, is determined to fulfill its commitments to the continent in the areas of peace and security upon joining the Council for the period 2022/2024 in order to enhance its role and contribute to continental efforts to prevent conflict, bring peace and support foundations for stability in Africa and fully focus on development and construction efforts,” the same source said.
Let us recall that the Tunisian Head of State, Kaïs Saïed, had announced in a press release published on February 21 that “urgent measures” were necessary “against the illegal immigration of nationals from sub-Saharan Africa”, denouncing in particular the presence of “hordes of illegal migrants” in Tunisia whose arrival was, according to him, a “criminal enterprise hatched at the dawn of this century to change the demographic composition of Tunisia”.
In response to criticism and accusations of “racism” towards migrants, Saïed estimated, two days later, that “those who speak falsely of racial discrimination seek discord, division and damage the relations of his country with his African brothers. “.
