intervening this morning in Rome, a conference entitled "Tunisia, hope in the Mediterranean", organised by the Craxi Foundation, the Tunisian Minister of local affairs and the environment, Riadh Mouakhar, wanted to pass the idea that the Tunisia is a kind of peace surrounded by problematic countries, asylum and is taking the Algeria And the Libya. "When people ask me where the Tunisia, I not hiding you that I prefer to answer that it is under the Italy. It's frowned upon to say that the Tunisia lives between the Algeria, a Communist country, and Libya, another country that scares", he said in the tone of derision.
The Minister of local affairs and the environment, Riadh Mouakher, apologized to the Algerian and Libyan peoples, after his last bearing statements affect the Algeria and the Libya, have reported several Tunisian media.
"I had no intention of harming the image of the Algeria and the Libya with which the Tunisia has deep and historical relations that go beyond my person and concern the people of these three countries," said Mr. Mouakhar quoted by TAP.
"I present my sincere apologies if my statements, involuntary, damaged, directly or Algerians and Libyans indirectly brothers", he added.
Last Sunday, the Ambassador of Tunisia in Algiers, Abdelmadjid El Ferchichi was received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was asked for clarification about these statements on the Algeria attributed to the Tunisian Minister, on the sidelines of the conference "Tunisia, hope in the Mediterranean", organised by the Foundation Craxi, in Rome on May 4, current.
We all (tunisians) excuse from our algerian brothers , this kind of people do not represent us .