TUNIS, 12 February 2022, (TON): The president of Tunisia has expressed his thanks to Saudi Arabia for its support through the Saudi Fund for Development.

President Kais Saied was speaking during a meeting with the CEO of the fund, Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Murshed, at Carthage Palace in Tunis.

Saied praised the work of the fund and expressed his thanks to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Saqr, the Saudi ambassador to Tunisia, was also at the meeting, which was held to discuss the development of closer Saudi-Tunisian ties, particularly with regard to projects under the SFD’s supervision.

Al-Saqr noted the good relationship between the two countries and thanked Saied for receiving the SFD delegation.

The ambassador was also present at a meeting between Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Al-Murshed at government headquarters in Tunis.

The two sides looked at ways to strengthen economic partnerships, and discussed a number of current and future projects developed through the SFD.