Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar on Sunday held talks with a number of heads of participating delegations, on the sidelines of his participation in the Third South Summit - G77 Plus in Kampala, Uganda. The minister held talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, focusing notably on the long-standing relations binding the two countries, as well as on ways to scale up cooperation in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, according to a Foreign Ministry press release. The two ministers also exchanged views on issues on the Summit agenda. Ammar pointed out that Tunisia commends the efforts exerted by Cuba during its presidency of the G77 to defend the concerns and interests of the countries of the South in the various UN forums. The Cuban Minister renewed for his part, his gratitude to Tunisia for its participation in the last Havana Summit and its continued support for the United Nations General Assembly resolutions calling for an end to the blocka de imposed on his country. The two sides also discussed the war in Gaza, regretting the failure of the international community to put an end to the attacks and crimes committed against the Palestinian people for over 100 days. Crimes that remain unprosecuted, in accordance with international humanitarian law and the United Nations Charter, they said. They warned that the policy of "double standards" applied in dealing with such aggression risks undermining the values and principles on which the UN is based. The Cuban minister also invited his Tunisian counterpart to pay a working visit to Cuba to continue bilateral talks. The FM further held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira, during which they affirmed willingness to give a fresh impetus to relations of friendship and cooperation, by exchanging visits and exploiting opportunities for economic partnership. The two ministers discussed the situation in the Middle East and the need to step up international efforts to stop the attacks against Gaza and put an end to the occupation. Besides, Ammar conferred with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan and with the special envoy of the Emir of Kuwait Tarek Mohamed Al-Banai. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse Some residents of Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, have threatened to boycott the next general elections due to the lack of development in their area. The agitating residents made this known during a demonstration to register their displeasure over the disturbing circumstances they faced. Nana Gbeki Alokpatsa, chief of the Alokpatsa, told the Ghana News Agency that although both the previous and current governments have made good promises for decades, residents have not yet seen any action in the areas of good road networks, electricity supply, access to potable drinking water, among others. He lamented the absence of development, saying, the situation was retarding the growth of the area, so 'an urgent response from government must come to address the issues.' Nana Alokpatsa also appealed to the government to assign Agricultural Extension Officers to Alukpatsa and other communities to help farmers to maximise their yields. Mr Alfred Jagri, a youth leader at Alokpatsa, said the majority of young people in the communities have been compelled to leave in quest of better opportunities elsewhere due to the situation. This, they said, would compel them to abstain from voting in the elections if their demands, including infrastructure and other developmental issues were not addressed. In an interaction with the residents, they stated that despite participating in every election in the country, the politicians persisted in ignoring their developmental needs, which was negatively affecting the quality of life. The residents were drawn from 25 farming communities including Alokpatsa, Kechiebi-Krachi, Akura B-Zongo, and Kpanku Dayen. Source: Ghana News Agency

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar on Sunday held talks with a number of heads of participating delegations, on the sidelines of his participation in the Third South Summit - G77 Plus in Kampala, Uganda. The minister held talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, focusing notably on the long-standing relations binding the two countries, as well as on ways to scale up cooperation in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, according to a Foreign Ministry press release. The two ministers also exchanged views on issues on the Summit agenda. Ammar pointed out that Tunisia commends the efforts exerted by Cuba during its presidency of the G77 to defend the concerns and interests of the countries of the South in the various UN forums. The Cuban Minister renewed for his part, his gratitude to Tunisia for its participation in the last Havana Summit and its continued support for the United Nations General Assembly resolutions calling for an end to the blocka de imposed on his country. The two sides also discussed the war in Gaza, regretting the failure of the international community to put an end to the attacks and crimes committed against the Palestinian people for over 100 days. Crimes that remain unprosecuted, in accordance with international humanitarian law and the United Nations Charter, they said. They warned that the policy of "double standards" applied in dealing with such aggression risks undermining the values and principles on which the UN is based. The Cuban minister also invited his Tunisian counterpart to pay a working visit to Cuba to continue bilateral talks. The FM further held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira, during which they affirmed willingness to give a fresh impetus to relations of friendship and cooperation, by exchanging visits and exploiting opportunities for economic partnership. The two ministers discussed the situation in the Middle East and the need to step up international efforts to stop the attacks against Gaza and put an end to the occupation. Besides, Ammar conferred with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan and with the special envoy of the Emir of Kuwait Tarek Mohamed Al-Banai. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse Some residents of Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, have threatened to boycott the next general elections due to the lack of development in their area. The agitating residents made this known during a demonstration to register their displeasure over the disturbing circumstances they faced. Nana Gbeki Alokpatsa, chief of the Alokpatsa, told the Ghana News Agency that although both the previous and current governments have made good promises for decades, residents have not yet seen any action in the areas of good road networks, electricity supply, access to potable drinking water, among others. He lamented the absence of development, saying, the situation was retarding the growth of the area, so 'an urgent response from government must come to address the issues.' Nana Alokpatsa also appealed to the government to assign Agricultural Extension Officers to Alukpatsa and other communities to help farmers to maximise their yields. Mr Alfred Jagri, a youth leader at Alokpatsa, said the majority of young people in the communities have been compelled to leave in quest of better opportunities elsewhere due to the situation. This, they said, would compel them to abstain from voting in the elections if their demands, including infrastructure and other developmental issues were not addressed. In an interaction with the residents, they stated that despite participating in every election in the country, the politicians persisted in ignoring their developmental needs, which was negatively affecting the quality of life. The residents were drawn from 25 farming communities including Alokpatsa, Kechiebi-Krachi, Akura B-Zongo, and Kpanku Dayen. Source: Ghana News Agency