Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia Feb. 27, 2020. (Credit: Fethi Belaid/Pool via Reuters)
TUNIS — Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Thursday when asked about a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund that international lenders' dictats are unacceptable and that previous subsidy cuts led to deadly protests.
"Public peace is not a game," he said.
Saied said the alternative to a deal with the IMF is that "Tunisians must count on themselves," in the clearest sign of his rejection of a possible deal with the IMF.
TUNIS — Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Thursday when asked about a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund that international lenders' dictats are unacceptable and that previous subsidy cuts led to deadly protests.
"Public peace is not a game," he said.
Saied said the alternative to a deal with the IMF is that "Tunisians must count on themselves," in the clearest sign of his rejection of a possible deal with the IMF.
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