Visit to the Maghreb interview given by the President of the Republic to algerian newspapers (excerpt)

Visit to the Maghreb interview given by M. Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the Republic, to the algerian "El Watan" and "El Khabar" newspapers (excerpt)

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Paris, 10 July 2007

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THE PRESIDENT - (···) The in-depth development of our bilateral relations with each of our partners in the South and building of the Mediterranean Union are two complementary initiatives. The Mediterranean area is the one in which we enjoy the second strongest ties of solidarity, after Europe, and in fact the two widely overlap. The prosperity, stability and security of the two Mediterranean shores are interdependent. Our histories, our cultural lives, our societies are mutually permeated. Our common sea is also a major ecological challenge. Together, we can do more to develop our trade and cultural and human exchanges to prevent crises and improve the management of those already existing or which break out. (···).