Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi affirmed Friday the deep relations with Tunisia after the unrest in the region, during his talks with visiting Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki.

In a joint press conference, Morsi affirmed the two states have common goals about freedom and development as well as the important roles of both states in Africa.

For his part, Marzouki stressed the importance of the Egyptian- Tunisian ties, hoping for closer relations in the future.

"Whatever the difficulties we meet, we will seek to achieve what the Europeans achieved," Marzouki said, who invited Morsi to visit Tunisia.

As for the long-standing Syrian crisis, both leaders agreed on the necessity of stopping the bloodshed in Syria, rejecting any foreign military intervention.

Marzouki's visit to Egypt came after Morsi wrapped up his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Morsi, from the Muslim Brotherhood, was sworn in on June 30 as Egypt's new president after the fall of ex-President Hosni Mubarak last year.