The US aimed to provide with more equipment, weapons and technical support, US deputy secretary of state said.

"Our goal is to enhance their ability to defeat those who threaten the freedom and safety of the nation," he told a news conference after meeting Tunisian Prime Minister .

Since a 2011 uprising that toppled Zine El-Abidine , has, in contrast to much of and the Middle East, experienced a comparatively trouble-free transition towards democracy.

The will increase military aid to threefold this year and help train its troops, a senior US official said on Friday, weeks after the country suffered its deadliest militant attack in more than a decade.