Minister of National Defence Farhat Horchani announced Saturday the completion of the erection of a barrier on the border with Libya.
Works, carried out over 250 km (from Ras Jedir to Dhehiba), lasted only four months instead of a year, he noted.
During a field visit to the buffer zone in the Tunisian south, Horchani said the defence system will be equipped in the coming months with an advanced electronic sensor system, in co-operation with the United States and Germany.
US and German military and technicians will travel to Tunisia to install these equipment and train members of the Tunisian army which requires, he said, the signing of an agreement between Tunisia and the two countries to organise the presence of foreign military officers in the country.
The Tunisian-American co-operation in intelligence is part of the fight against "inter-continental terrorism", he also noted.
Training sessions in planning and control of equipment are scheduled, he also said.
This co-operation requires developing a legal framework which requires submitting this co-operation programme to the parliamentary security and defence committee for discussion, the Minister of Defence also stressed.
Horchani emphasised Tunisia’s commitment to preserve the constants of national defence and national sovereignty.
During this field visit, a mock operation was conducted by army units in an outpost on the border with Libya.
