Tunisia “must continue the reforms”, is what Jean Castex called during his visit to Tunis on Thursday 3 June. The French Prime Minister spent 24 hours there. He promised to support the efforts of the Tunisian authorities as the country faces a triple crisis: health and political and economic. As the summer season approaches, Tunisia hopes to find tourists, especially the French. But Jean Castex promised nothing.
With our special correspondent in Tunis, Julien chavanne
The traditional merchants are there, the stalls are well stocked, but the alleys of Tunis’ medina are almost empty. The Covid crisis hit the Tunisian economy hard and deprived the country of the vital influx of tourists.
The Tunisian Prime Minister is therefore taking advantage of Jean Castex’s forthcoming appeal to French tourists: “There are a number of measures taken to encourage tourists to return, to help revive the economy and revive the region. The tourism sector. I believe all these measures will encourage French tourists and tourists in general to return, hopes Hichem Mechichi.
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At his side at the government palace, the French prime minister has only one answer to give him: “What changes the outlook for the holiday is vaccination. It is therefore an incentive for our compatriots to be vaccinated even more. This allows them to go to destinations where they will be protected by vaccination for tourist stays. ”
Traders in the medina, hotel owners, Tunisian restaurateurs have to wait a little longer. Tunisia is still a country classified as orange by the French authorities.
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