Tripoli, 17 April:
Algeria and Libya signed on Monday an . . .[restrict]agreement to recommence security cooperation.
The agreement was signed in Algiers by the Libyan Foreign Ministry’s Under-Secretary, Mohamed Abdul-Aziz, and the Algerian Minister Delegate in charge of Maghreb and African Affairs, Abdel Qader Messahel.
Abdul-Aziz was in Algiers as part of the Libyan team accompanying NTC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil on his ground-breaking visit to Algeria.
According to Messahel, the agreement aimed to renew relations that had existed between the two countries since 1969.
“The establishment of a political consultation committee between the two countries will tackle all security issues and issues related to neighborhood and coastline as well as ensuring continued coordination between both countries when dealing with international organizations.”
On the trade side, it was confirmed by Messahel that a meeting would be organized in the Libyan border town of Ghadames in July for businessmen from both countries and that it would be expanded to include all fields such as energy and investment.
Abdul-Aziz stated that, for Libya, the agreement was a positive move and a new approach to relations between the two countries. He pointed out that a time frame for the implementation of this agreement had been set, adding that the agreement was proof that Algeria had an important role to play in regional decision-making.
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