WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Dec. 14, 2022, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tunisian President Kais Saied ahead of their meeting: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: It's a great pleasure to be able to see the president of Tunisia, President Saied. Mr. President, welcome. Very good to have you here. We have a longstanding partnership between the United States and Tunisia, the Tunisian people. And it's one to which the United States attaches great imp  more