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TunisiaSpeech on behalf of the High Representative/Vice-President at the European Parliament plenary debate on the situation in Algeria
Speech delivered by Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini.
Thank you Madame Chair, Honourable Members of the European Parliament,
Algeria is a key partner for the European Union. We have important political, economic and people-to-people interests in the country and in the region, where Algeria is a stabilizing factor. Our bilateral relations have progressed positively in recent years and we expect that to continue. High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini met Minister of State [of Algeria, Ramtane] Lamamra in Brussels on 7 March to discuss the situation in the country, before his subsequent appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. I also had the opportunity to talk to him.
The EU should continue to support Algeria in its socio-economic reforms, and the shaping of perspectives that match the desires and ambitions of the population, especially the young.
All this will be done in full respect of Algeria’s sovereignty and in a spirit of partnership as it is defined in our Neighbourhood Policy concepts. The events over the past four weeks have tested political maturity in Algeria and we count on all concerned to face up to the call for change and to bring a peaceful transition to fruition.
Thank you.
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