Jebali meets with French, Italian officials

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali received a written message from the French Socialist Party presidential nominee Francois Hollande. French parliamentarian and Hollande''s special envoy Jack Lang, who is currently visiting Tunisia, delivered the message as he met with Jebali on Thursday. Lang described the letter as a message of friendship. Meanwhile, Jebali met also on Thursday with the Italian Democratic Party President Pier Luigi Bersani who is currently visiting Tunisia. After the meeting, Bersani said his country and his party are ready to support Tunisia during its democratic transition. Bersani said he was briefed on the social and economic conditions in the country in addition to the democratic transition path that Tunisia is going through. (QNA) A M/OM