terrorism level. The premier said that our policy is to be tough, rather within the law, we will not be lenient, in this regard. It is toughness and persistence, with prejudice. As a whole, our country, in this transitional stage, is moving towards stability, he reaffirmed. We are about to reach consensus on a new constitution, which is under deliberation, now, he said. The premier expressed hope that, shortly, the presidential as well as the parliamentary elections will take place, by the end of this year, he added. On the situation, in his country, he said that the political transparency has improved, as the stability is improving and the social is enhancing and the trust in the future, is increasing, thus investors, Tunisians and brethren, are more enthusiast to find more precious opportunities. He confirmed that the two economic and social aspects have been given the priority on the governmental agenda, through accelerating national and external investments, indicating that the growth is beginning to improve as it reached a rate of 3.6 per cent, in 2012 and 3 per cent, during the last few months of the current year. On the other hand, the premier dismissed re-enacting the Egyptian scenario, in Tunisia, saying that the situation in Tunisia is completely different, as there are more dialogue, consultation and engaging with the youth aspiration and response, pointing that Tunisia is a democratic country that knows its potentials and bets on Tunisian youth awareness, its civic society and parties which give priority to the ultimate interest of the country. Assessing Tunisian-European relations, he asserted that the bilateral relations are pretty good with all EU member states, on the economic or political levels, pointing that these countries respect democratic transition, in Tunisia and its options. -- More 22:59 LOCAL TIME 19:59 GMT تغريد
