FM Kouchner urges French nationals to keep working in Algeria

French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner called Algeria “a country where we must work” to further develop trade ties.

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• Kouchner said the French government will not issue any new security warnings to workers in Algeria. He said on RTL radio Monday that Algeria had become a “dangerous” country.
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• Two bombs killed a French engineer and his Algerian driver Sunday in the town of Beni Amrane in Boumerdes province (50 km east of Algiers).
• The French minister indicated a political will to fight and eradicate terrorism. He said the so-called Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is under surveillance in France.
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• On the other hand, he said foreign workers should be “cautious” and not travel alone in Algeria.
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