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EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom announced the launch of the negotiations for a free trade agreement during a visit to Tunis and talks with Tunisian Trade Minister Ridha Lahouel and Prime Minister Habib Essid. The aim of the agreement is to improve market access opportunities and the investment climate and support ongoing economic reforms in Tunisia, it said on its website.