US official: Algeria is a key partner in the fight against terrorism

The US Assistant of the Deputy State Secretary in charge of the Near East, Janet Sandersson has tempered the Algerian authorities’ critics against their US counterparts over the decision to include the Algerian nationals in the high- risk travellers’ checklist across the US airports, saying that the new measures are still under study.

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• Talking during her official visit to Algeria, Hilary Clinton’s special envoy has indicated” The list of high risk countries has not been drawn yet and is still under study”… “ We have taken into consideration the Algerian authorities’ concerns and we’ll discuss them”, she added.
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• Janet Sandersson went on saying “ the likely changes that could be made on the list of the concerned countries, depend on the risks’ level”.
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• Taking the floor before journalists at the US embassy premises her in Algiers, the US official has indicated that the undertaken measures “are going to be reconsidered, and I believe that changes are in the offing”, hinting to the role of Algeria as a major partner in the anti-terrorism fight.
• The former Ambassador to Algeria during the period 2000-2003, has hailed the Algerian authorities’ efforts in circumventing this phenomenon after the black decade, indicating that that the security situation has improved a lot” Algeria has witnessed a noticeable stability over these last few years”, basing her arguments on the celebrations of the Algerian people after their national squad’s achievements that last until the break of the day.
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• Replying to a question in relation to the corruption scandal that involved the state run oil company Sonatrach and Brown Root Condor, the US official has declared “ This is an Algerian matter”.
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