Tunisia and US discuss expanding border and counter-drone cooperation

Defence Minister Khaled Sehili met US Defense Threat Reduction Agency director Laura Gross in Tunis on Thursday, with US Ambassador Bill Bazzi also present, to discuss widening military cooperation on border surveillance, counterterrorism and neutralising drone threats. Sehili said Tunisia sits "at the crossroads of North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Sahel-Sahara region" and sought technology transfer and training, while Gross reaffirmed Washington's commitment to the partnership.

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