KUN0055 4 GEN 0124 FRANCE /AFP -HWT1 POL-TUNISIA-MALI Mali, Tunisia sign several cooperation agreements TUNIS, Dec 23 (KUNA) -- Tunisia and Mali agreed in the Tunisian capital Friday to boost bilateral cooperation in various fields including agriculture and tourism. Mali's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Wan stressed the importance of following up recommendations of the Tunisian-Malian committee's talks, concluded in Tunis earlier between both African states. The Malian official, who met with the Tunisian president during his official three-days visit to the country, said that Mali was eager to benefit from the Tunisian experience in fighting poverty and utilizing small loans to liven up economic development in various sectors of the national economy. (end) nm.bsm KUNA 232139 Dec 05NNNN