RABAT, April 18. /TASS/. Tunisia stands for Syria’s return to the League of Arab States (LAS) as its full-fledged member, according to a joint statement approved on Tuesday following talks between the top diplomats of both countries.

"Tunisia confirms its position on supporting Syria’s return to the LAS as its member," the Tunisian Mosaique FM radio station quoted the document as saying.

Tunisia also emphasized that "security and stability in Syria facilitate peace in the entire region."

Earlier on Tuesday, Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad held their talks in the Tunisian capital during which the two top diplomats discussed re-establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries.