abstract:Habib Ben Yahia (born 1938 in Métouia) is a politician from Tunisia. From 1991 he served his first term as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia until January 1997 when he became defense minister.
"The issue of the Palestinian people is the first issue and top priority issue, " Tunisian Foreign Minister HabibBenYahia said at a news conference after the close of the summit.