Algeria Committed to Building the Union of the Maghreb

Algeria is committed to the process of the building of the Maghreb Union dictated by neighboring relations and the common fate, said Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel.

This statement came in response to the recent speech of Morocco King, Mohammed VI, in which he blamed Algeria of hampering the formation of “a new Maghreb order,” observers said.

Mr Messahel was quoted as saying, during the opening of the Algeria-Mauritania following-up committee in Algiers, on Saturday, that the countries of the Maghreb are urged to work together amid the challenges facing the region and important developments and changes occurring there.

The official specified that “Algeria is still committed to building up of the Maghreb Union dictated by neighboring relations, the common fate and requirements of the common interest amid challenges facing the region in a world characterized by blocs.”

Evoking bilateral relations with Mauritania, Mr Messahel indicated that “the challenges facing the region are multiple, including terrorism, organized crime and narcotic trafficking, in addition to poverty and the growing threat of illegal migration, which urge the countries of the region to coordinate, consult each other and get together to counter jointly such threats,” stressing that “priority should be given to development projects to assure security, peace and stability of the region.”