Peacemaking :
Tunisia has consistently pursued a balanced policy of openness and moderation in its international relations. It has consistently endeavored to promote a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which ensures a just and lasting peace in the region. Within this framework, Tunisia actively took part in the Madrid Conference and has fully supported the Middle East peace process by participating in its multilateral track and contributing to the realization of Palestinian-Israeli agreements. President Ben Ali, 1994-1995 Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, has played an especially active role in the search for peace and stability in Africa



Peacekeeping :
Tunisia has participated in various humanitarian relief and peacekeeping operations around the world since the 1960's. More recently it has dispatched hundreds of peacekeepers to Cambodia, Namibia, Rwanda and Burundi.

The Mediterranean :
Tunisia places particular importance on economic integration and cooperation within the countries of the Maghreb and between the two shores of the Mediterranean. President Ben Ali has advocated a relationship of co-development and interdependence between the European Community and the southern shore of the Mediterranean. On July 17, 1995, Tunisia was the first country south of the Mediterranean to sign an association agreement with the European Union. In July 1995, eleven countries took part in a regional meeting held in the Tunisian city of Tabarka with the aim of laying the ground for the Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Barcelona (November 1995).

The ancient Tunisian city of Carthage hosted, on April 21-22, 1995, a Symposium on the Teaching of Tolerance in the Mediterranean. Participants adopted a major document, known as the Carthage Charter on Tolerance in the Mediterranean.

International organizations :
Tunisia is a member of various international and regional organizations including the United Nations, the League of Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Islamic Conference Organization and the Arab Maghreb Union. Within all these bodies, Tunisia has invariably advocated peace, cooperation, tolerance and dialogue among nations. In tribute to its efforts in favor of UN principles, Tunisia was elected to the Security Council for the years 2000-2001. In 1999, President Ben Ali called for the establishment of a World Fund for Solidarity and Poverty Eradication. This appeal, which the Tunisian Head of State reiterated in the Millennium Summit (New York, September 2000), met with the unanimous support of the UN Gerneral Assembly.