 Tunisia lies at the confluence of the Euro-Mediterranean strip, North Africa and the Middle East, whereas Pakistan's proximity to the Gulf and the Far East could pay large dividends in value-added trade and when exploring emerging markets.There exists also a long tradition of collaboration between the two countries in international organizations particularly at the United Nations, the OIC and NAM in terms of lending support to each other's stance and candidatures .Pakistan backed Tunisia on the issue of its complete control over Bizerte which the French colonial rulers eventually evacuated in 1960.