Tunis: A Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani on Tuesday at the Government Palace in Kasbah, discussed the preparations of various ministries to ensure the return of Tunisians abroad in the best conditions during the summer season.
These include mobilising all resources to facilitate the issuance of travel documents and improve services at airports, seaports, and land border crossings, said a Prime Ministry press release.
The meeting emphasised the “need to ensure a good reception for Tunisians abroad and to mobilise all resources to streamline travel procedures.”
The Ministry of Social Affairs will “review legal texts on social security for Tunisians abroad” and “work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad to raise awareness among the Tunisian Diaspora about their rights, enshrined in the various agreements signed with their host countries.”
The meeting was attended by Interior Minister, Khaled Nouri, Finance Minister, Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, Social Affai
rs Minister, Kamel Madouri, Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Neji, Tourism Minister Mohamed Moez Belhassine, Secretary of State to the Interor Minister in charge of National Security, Sofiane Ben Sadok, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mounir Ben Rjiba, Director General of Border Police and Foreigners, Imed Zoghlami, and Director General of Customs, Zouheir Mejri.
The meeting particularly addressed the implementation of decisions made during the cabinet meeting held on April 23 regarding the preparations for the return of Tunisians abroad during the summer season.
The April 23 meeting had approved a series of measures in favour of Tunisians abroad, including the allocation of 500 tickets at reduced prices to poor families, the creation of an outdoor area for travellers at the port of La Goulette and the doubling of the number of check-in desks (from 18 to 36) for the return of Tunisians abroad.
The measures approved by the Cabinet also
included the creation of a special area within the General Directorate of Borders and Aliens Police for obtaining travel documents for the Tunisian diaspora and the opening of passport offices at Tunis-Carthage airport and the ports of La Goulette and Zarzis.
The services of the Tunisian Customs have also been called upon to reduce waiting times for travellers, while ensuring that corridors are allocated to travellers without baggage and that an exchange office is opened at the port of La Goulette.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse