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Tunisian Social Affairs Minister Ali Chaouch met on Wednesday (1 February) in Rome with Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni to discuss the current state of bilateral co-operation on welfare and how to further progress. At the end of the meeting, the parties signed a bilateral action plan covering 2006-08, which involves information exchange and good practice with regards to integration policies aimed at the disabled and immigrants.

Maroni and Chaouch also agreed to promote co-operation between regional and international districts in keeping with the Euro-Med "5+5" agenda. The 5+5 dialogue, an instrument for informal political dialogue, brings together Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia. (AGI)