TUNIS, April 8 (Xinhua) — Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi met on Thursday with the Group of Seven (G7) ambassadors as well as the ambassador of the European Union, a ministry statement said Friday,

“The meeting was an occasion for exchanging views on a number of issues of common interest at the regional and international levels as well as developments in the internal situation in our country,” said the ministry statement.

“Democracy in Tunisia is guaranteed,” the Tunisian top diplomat told the ambassadors, noting the country’s legislative elections are scheduled for Dec. 17.

“These elections will be supervised by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) and will be preceded by a national dialogue based on the results of the National Consultation,” Jerandi said.

On the regional and international level, the Tunisian foreign minister said the stability of Libya “is a collective responsibility, given the negative repercussions on the whole region.”

For their part, the G7 ambassadors stressed the importance of continuing dialogue with various actors and components of Tunisian society on political and economic issues, in order to ensure consensus on the proposed solutions and their sustainability.

They also renewed their countries’ commitment to support Tunisia in its negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

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