French newspapers ignore French FM Kouchner’s to Algeria

French press ignored the visit paid by French Foreign Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner Monday.Except the French news agency and public TV channels, the political event did not take so much importance to be at newspapers’ front pages.

The visit carried a big background in the light of anti-Jewish lobby remarks of Algerian War Veterans Minister Cherif Abbas.

Kouchner’s political visit focused on the project of the Mediterranean Union project.

On a visit paid by Nicolas Sarkozy after he had been elected as France’ president, media talked about Algeria’s absolute and unconditional support to France as part of the project without knowing its contents.

On the other hand, Algeria has won a lot of time before expressing a final position towards the project. That helped it to know more the project contents and carry out negotiations on eminent positions in it before supporting it.

According to a source at the Algerian embassy in France, events are occurring in a speedy way. “Because of that, the Algerian and French sides must go forward and seek cooperation means in political and security field.”

Kouchner explains French President Sarkozy’s priject

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner who paid a one-day visit to Algeria Monday said his visit was an opportunity to hold talks between people having common interests.

“I came here to talk about Lebanon and the complicated situation in that country,” he said as arriving to Algiers airport.

Kouchner was set to meet Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

He also mentioned a projected Mediterranean Union which he described as a positive topic.

Kouchner was received by his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelsi and they held talks in presence of the French minister’s delegation and a number of officials at Algerian foreign affairs ministry.

For his part, Medesli expressed his satisfaction over the reinforcement of relations between Algeria and France as part of repeated visits between both countries’ officials.

According to him, the talks focused on the Mediterranean Union project initiated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Kouchner was also received by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as well as his diplomatic adviser Abdelatif Rehal and Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem.