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North Africa is a key region for the United Kingdom in terms of trade opportunities. The UK has recently signed a new trade agreement with Tunisia.
Damien Moore asks about steps being taken by the Department to promote trade between the UK and North Africa, highlighting recent visits and discussions including the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Morocco and participation in the UK-Tunisia bilateral forum. He also inquires about welcoming the new trade agreement with Tunisia which will make 7,723 tonnes of Tunisian olive oil available duty-free to the British economy.
North Africa is seen as an area full of trade opportunities. Burns has recently visited Morocco twice, Algeria once, led discussions at the UK-Tunisia bilateral forum, laid transition texts for Moroccan and Tunisian agreements in Parliament, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Morocco to explore further opportunities. He expresses his willingness to meet Moore along with the ambassadors to see how more trade can be done between both countries.
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