Algerian- Mali joint statement

The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika and President Amadi Toumani of Mali have called for honoring the sovereignty of the Iraqi people and Iraq's territorial integrity and enhancing the role played by the UN and the international law to preserve world peace, security and stability.

The two sides condemned in a joint statement issued on Friday evening in conclusion of the visit paid by President of Mali to Algeria which lasted for three days, the re-occupation of the Palestinian territories which fall under the control of the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people. They renewed their support to the struggle mounted by the Palestinian people in order to restore their legitimate rights and establish their own independent state, according to international legitimacy resolutions.

The statement stressed the need of intensifying bilateral relations and strengthening and verifying them in all areas, especially in regard to economic development projects. He indicated the interests of the two sides to draw a regular and permanent frame between the African federation and the European Union and finding a final solution for the foreign African debts.