OUAGADOUGOU — Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, reaffirmed his country's welcoming stance towards legal migrants from Burkina Faso and other African countries during his visit to Ouagadougou for a bilateral meeting on Monday.

According to Burkina Information Agency, Minister Ammar expressed Tunisia's commitment to strengthen cooperation with Burkina Faso during the 8th session of the Burkina Faso-Tunisia joint commission. He highlighted the ongoing efforts to enhance economic and bilateral relations between the two countries, which he described as traditionally "excellent and fraternal." The session also saw discussions on health repatriation and the development of health cooperation.

During his discussions with President Ibrahim Traore, Ammar emphasized the importance of legal migration as a boon to both countries' economies and relations. He further advocated for collaborative efforts to combat mafia gangs that exploit illegal migration, asserting the need to protect their citizens from such networks and resist misleading media campaigns aimed at political destabilization.