State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks on the continuation of the Hungarian-Tunisian Economic Action Plan on Thursday in Budapest, the State Secretary's press chief said.

According to the statement by Éva Varga, negotiations between representatives of the two countries' education authorities have also begun on the acceptance of 100 Tunisian students to Hungarian universities.

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Talks are also underway regarding the modernisation of Tunisian rail stock with Hungarian participation and on an agricultural product exchange programme, she added. The parties have agreed to hold the next session of the two countries' Joint Economic Committee before the end of this year.

(Prime Minister's Office)