Cameroon-Tunisia: Land Cooperation Bill Scrutinised

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly examined the bill yesterday June 12

The Minister of Land Tenure, Survey and State Property, Jacqueline Koung à Bessike on June 12, 2017 in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly defended the bill to authorities the President of the Republic to ratify the technical cooperation agreement on land matters between the government of the Republic of Cameroon and the government of the Tunisian Republic, signed in Tunis on 24 March 2017.  She was assisted by the Minister Delegate at the Ministry of External Relations in charge of Relations with the Islamic World, Adoum Gargoum.
The agreement institutes technical cooperation on land matters between Cameroon and Tunisia with a view of providing assistance and supporting mutually their efforts to develop and modernize their land activities. This has to be done through three cooperation areas that include technical assistance, training of executive officers and execution of projects.
Technical cooperation, according to the government,  consists of the exchange  or provision of experts, exchange of good practices or all other appropriate scientific or technical means. Training executive officers, the bill states, shall take place in professional training or university institutions of Cameroon and Tunisia. Each scholarship offer will have to cover the cost inherent in the training. Concerning the execution of the projects, the bill specifies that each party within the limits of its means, undertakes to make available to the requesting party the experts, consultants and documents it needs.
On the benefits of the agreement to Cameroon, government states that it will enable the country to benefit from Tunisia’s experience in rational and optimal land management.  Technical and professional training got through the agreement, would help modernize land management instruments in Cameroon as prescribed by the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (GESP).
 

Jacqueline Koung à Bessike:  « Un accord à bénéfice mutuel »

Ministre des Domaines, du Cadastre et des Affaires foncières

« C’est un accord de coopération avec la Tunisie qui aura un regard précis sur les affaires cadastrales, mais aussi un regard technique de la gestion foncière. Je pense que cela nous permettra de résorber le déficit en matière d’experts dans le domaine cadastral. Cela nous permettra également de travailler dans de bonnes condit...