Medelci: "There is a desire" to strengthen relations between Algeria and Morocco

Medelci said in a press statement, that "there is a will "to strengthen bilateral relations," stressing that "this visit is able to develop mechanisms and programs along the lines of strengthening bilateral relations and the implementation on the ground of North African aspirations ..."., APS reports.

 "All factors argue in favor of an open relationship" between Algeria and Morocco "year after year" and in all fields including economic, he said. The head of the Algerian diplomacy reiterated that a visit from his Moroccan counterpart came after the one he made ​​on November 16 in Morocco, in which "we have opened the way for constructive dialogue at the bilateral and Maghreb level and we will continue. "

 The two-day visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saad Eddine El Othmani, at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart, Mourad Medelci, aims to "strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and cooperation" between the two brotherly peoples, do you remember.

 It is part of "constructive dynamics initiated by the two countries through the exchange of ministerial visits and consultation to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and cooperation between the two brotherly peoples," said the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Amar Belani.

Mr. Saad-Eddine El Othmani said : "My visit to Algeria is the first in a series of consultations and a process of cooperation"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saad-Eddine El Othmani, said that his visit which began Monday in Algiers is the beginning of a series of consultations and cooperation process between the two countries.

In a press statement upon arrival at International Airport "Houari Boumediene", M. El Othmani stressed the need to reinvigorate bilateral cooperation programs with field work. "

The head of the Moroccan diplomacy also said that his visit was part of "a common will" of both countries to benefit from regional and international conditions for "a new impetus to bilateral relations and further deepening ".

"This visit is for us as the new Government of Morocco and to me as the new foreign minister, the beginning of a new dynamic" for bilateral relations and "reflects the desire of both countries to move forward. " "We can not just decide on this visit or discuss any programs," he said adding that it is "the beginning of a consultation process."

The Moroccan minister also called for an expansion of the Algerian-Moroccan relations to "new areas" stressing the importance of dialogue in the revival of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) and its institutions. "We are now aware that changes have occurred in some countries of the AMU, changes to even offer us a better opportunity to overcome barriers to complementarity and integration of the Maghreb."

Regarding the developments in Syria, Mr. El Othmani expressed a need for "coordination" between the countries of the AMU recalling that the first consultation meeting took place between these countries on the eve of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers held in Cairo on Sunday. "We are entering now a global context of understanding within the Arab League," said Mr. El Othmani recalling the existence of a "convergent strategy between Algeria and Morocco to support the Arab initiative and ensure success to prevent the internationalization of the issue and any foreign military intervention "in Syria.

The two countries will work to carry out the Arab initiative, which is the only means "of protecting Syria against a civil war and protect the Syrian people" against the escalation of violence. This two-day visit of Mr. El Othmani comes at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between the two brotherly peoples.