On Monday 5 September, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, announced that he shared “a common desire to give new impetus to the quality of relations between Algeria and the European Union” with the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune (see EUROPE 12618/6).
Michel felt that “based on the values shared by the EU, while respecting Algeria’s ambitions and priorities, this desire to develop a partnership that leads to concrete and tangible results for citizens on both sides can be achieved even more decisively”.
With Mr Tebboune, “we believe the Association Agreement to be a framework for improvement, with a desire on both sides to identify joint priorities of mutual interest”, he stressed in a statement to the press after a meeting with the president in Algiers. The Association Agreement entered into force in 2005 and partnership priorities were adopted in 2017.
Stressing that energy cooperation was essential in the current international circumstances, Mr Michel also considers Algeria “a reliable, fair partner which is committed to this cooperation in the field of energy”.
He added that he and Mr Tebboune have a shared ambition for stability, security and prosperity in the region. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)