Italy grants Tunisia 57 mln euros to support private sector

TUNIS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Secretary of State for foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji and Italy's Ambassador to Tunisia Lorenzo Fanara on Monday signed a financial Agreement worth 57 million euros.

"The objective of this Agreement is to support the private sector and financial integration in agriculture and social economy," said Tunisian Ministry of foreign Affairs.

The Agreement is part of a memorandum of understanding worth 165 million euros signed between the two countries in 2017, which aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation during the period 2017 - 2020.