Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia Ahmed bin Ali Algahtani today lauded the existing ties binding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Tunisia in all fields, particularly the cultural field. Highlighting the first Saudi Tunisian Cultural festival scheduled to be held in Tunis from 3 - 7 June, 2005, co-organized by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information and Tunis-based Embassy on one hand and the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and Heritage Maintenance on the other, the Ambassador said such events are designed to introduce the culture and society of the Saudi people to their Tunisian brothers and strengthen ties between intellectuals in the two countries. Algahtani cited several cultural events held by Saudi exhibitors in Tunisia over the last few years.