TUNIS - "Africa belongs to Africans" and "the money and assets stolen must be returned to the continent's populations, who are suffering from difficult economic, social and political conditions", Tunisian president Kais Saied told state news agency TAP on the sidelines of his participation in Brussels in the 6th European Union-African Union summit.
Saied stressed the need to build relations between the AU and EU countries on the basis of new criteria based on equality, openness, and transparency, starting from the will to know the truth and obtain fair justice.
Saied also raised doubts about the "reasons for the concerns of some countries when we are dealing with the truth", noting that some "dare to interfere in the affairs of others and speak about fair justice and independence of the judiciary while they cover up the crimes and looting of people's assets".
The Tunisian president then underscored the need to deal with the true causes of the deterioration of living conditions in Africa.
The sixth EU-AU summit began Thursday in Brussels and will continue Friday, with the participation of about 50 heads of state and government of both continents.
