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Algeria, EU agree to boost counterterrorism cooperation

Xinhua, April 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

Algeria and the European Union on Sunday agreed to set up a mechanism for security consultation in the fight against terrorism.

Algerian Minister of Maghreb, African Affairs and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, said this after his talks with visiting High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, in Algiers.

"We talked about cooperation between Algeria and the European Union in the fight against terrorism and we have agreed to establish a new mechanism in the field of combating terrorism," Messahel told reporters.

"Algeria and the EU are coordinating with various partners in the world (on terrorism) and this is a very important aspect," he noted.

For her part, "We discussed security related issues, the stability and peace in the region, and we have discussed the situation in Libya, as we share the same approach given that both of us favor peaceful and political agreement with the participation of all Libyans," Mogherini said.

She added that "We have discussed the security situation in Mali and the Sahel region, as Algeria and Europe share the same approach and are working for restoring security and stability in this region."

"We have also discussed cooperation between in the fight against extremism and terrorism," she said, adding that "the EU follows with great interest the experience of Algeria in dealing with these issues."

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, arrived in Algeria on Saturday to boost bilateral partnership, as the North African nation and the European bloc have been bound by a twelve year long Association Agreement. Endit