TUNIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi received on Thursday a delegation of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies led by Mark Xue, Huawei global vice president for public affairs, in Tunis.

According to a presidency statement issued on Thursday evening, the meeting focused on the activities of the company, as well as its projects in the fields of applications, programs and new technologies targeting French-speaking countries and African markets.

The meeting also made it possible to review Huawei's efforts to support the "Digital Tunisia 2020" project through the improvement of its infrastructure and the launch of new technological products which create jobs for higher education graduates in specialized sectors.

Huawei has been active in Tunisia for nearly 20 years.