The Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, reiterated, on Monday, Algeria’s unwavering support for the unity of the Malian territory, its people, and its institutions, and categorical rejection of any form of terrorism.
In a statement to the press regarding “serious developments” in the Republic of Mali, following an audience granted in Algiers to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konakovic, who in on an official visit to Algeria, Attaf reiterated Algeria’s “clear and unwavering position, and its support for the unity of the Malian territory, its people, and its institutions.” Reaffirming Algeria’s “categorical rejection of all forms of terrorism”, Attaf stressed that “terrorism cannot be justified or tolerated regardless of its motives or causes, a stance shaped by Algeria’s own bitter experience with the scourge.” Algeria calls for “strengthening the national unity within the sister country of Mali,” said Attaf, who explained that such unity serves as “the best deterrent against terrorism and the shield that can truly be relied upon to combat this scourge with the necessary effectiveness.”
