Tunis: Ioannis Tsakiris, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), reaffirmed the EIB's willingness to continue supporting the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Transport in the implementation of its development projects and to examine projects and ways of further strengthening this cooperation in the future. The Minister of Public Works, Housing and Transport, Sara Zaafrani Zanzari, received the EIB Vice President and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday afternoon on the sidelines of the Tunisia Investment Forum TIF 2024, held in Tunis from June 12 to 13, according to a statement from the Ministry. The two sides discussed the joint work programme for the coming period, including the technical cooperation agreement for the doubling of National Road 13 between the governorates of Sfax, Kairouan, Sidi Bouzid and Kasserine, which will be signed between the Ministry and the EIB during the Tunis Investment Forum. The two sides also discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of tran sport, including the development of the railway network, according to the same source. They also reviewed a number of projects financed by the EIB in the fields of infrastructure and housing, looking at ongoing projects and what has been done to ensure their efficient completion. The Minister praised the EIB's efforts to support Tunisia's development process and its contribution to the financing of several strategic projects of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. She called for the continuation and strengthening of this fruitful cooperation, particularly in the fields of road infrastructure, housing and transport. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse