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USA supports Tunisia's "inclusive" efforts: Clinton
The United States is "encouraged" by signs that the Tunisian interim government is trying to be "inclusive" and vows that various segments of the society will have a voice, the State Department said in a statement Sunday.
According to the statement, in a call with Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi on the country's situation Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. government supports the Tunisian interim government's efforts.
Noting Ghannouchi's call for "open, free, and credible elections within six months," Clinton commended the interim government's "initial, but significant steps" to launch an investigation into corruption and past abuses, and to work towards political reform, the statement added.
She also reiterated that the United States stands ready to assist the Tunisian people to meet the challenges ahead.
Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia in mid January after weeks of unrest triggered by the suicide of a street vendor in the southern city of Sidi Bouzid and protests against unemployment and high prices. Dozens of Tunisians were killed during violent clashes between demonstrators and the police.
U.S. supports Tunisia's "inclusive" efforts: Clinton
The United States is "encouraged" by signs that the Tunisian interim government is trying to be "inclusive" and vows that various segments of the society will have a voice, the State Department said in a statement Sunday.
According to the statement, in a call with Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi on the country's situation Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. government supports the Tunisian interim government's efforts.
Noting Ghannouchi's call for "open, free, and credible elections within six months," Clinton commended the interim government's "initial, but significant steps" to launch an investigation into corruption and past abuses, and to work towards political reform, the statement added.
She also reiterated that the United States stands ready to assist the Tunisian people to meet the challenges ahead.
Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia in mid January after weeks of unrest triggered by the suicide of a street vendor in the southern city of Sidi Bouzid and protests against unemployment and high prices. Dozens of Tunisians were killed during violent clashes between demonstrators and the police.
U.S. supports Tunisia's "inclusive" efforts: Clinton
