Algeria Negotiating Strategic Energy Contract with EU

Algeria is negotiating a strategic contract with the European Union in the energy sector, said the Algerian energy and mines Chakib Khelil.

• “We are negotiating a strategic contract with European Union in energy”, said Khelil to reporters today.
• He had talks with the European commissioner for competition Neelie Kroes who is attending the energy event in Algiers.
• “I had talks with the European commissioner and we agreed to continue working on this strategic project”, he added.
• Two European experts are expected to arrive soon in Algiers to discuss the issue
• Algeria supplies Europe with 30 percent of its energy needs. European Union wants to increase gas imports from Algeria and central Asia to reduce dependence on Russia’s Gasprom.