The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Guido Westerwelle, arrived in Tunisia two days before the visit of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, to help in the transition of that country after the change of regime. Westerwelle is the second head of diplomacy from the EU to visit Tunisia after the escape of the president and the lands of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14.
British Foreign Minister William Hague was in Tunisia on Tuesday. The goal of the German minister is to say that "Germany and Europe are ready to help Tunisia in this period of (political) transformation", it was announced in Berlin ahead of Westerwelle's visit. The German minister should to meet with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, and with officials of the Committee for the Implementation of Political Reforms and the Investigation of Abuses of the Former Regime. Westerwelle met with the President of the Association for Human Rights, Moktar Trifi, who welcomed Germany's intention to help Tunisia before holding elections scheduled for six months. Trifi said that Westerwelle conveyed to him that Germany "is ready to help Tunisia with expertise in holding elections" and that it wants to help Tunisians in implementing reforms in the judiciary.
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