TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Tunisia for economic and security talks to show support for the North African nation’s fledgling democracy.
Kerry arrived in Tunis on Friday to open a strategic dialogue with officials who are trying to consolidate democratic gains made since the 2011 Arab Spring. Tunisia was the first of the Arab countries to topple its authoritarian leader and is the only one to have made significant democratic progress since.
Despite that, Tunisia faces major economic and security challenges, notably after two large terrorist attacks in March and June severely damaged its tourism sector.
In addition to meeting senior Tunisian officials, Kerry will also see members of the National Dialogue Quartet, which won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for negotiations that carried the country through a constitutional crisis.
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