Algerian president: Maghreb Union, best framework for cooperation and integration, al

The Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is the best framework for cooperation and integration between the peoples of the region and to consolidate security and peace in a difficult and complex international juncture, said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria in a message to king Mohammed VI.

In his cable of congratulations on Morocco's Independence Day (Nov.18), Bouteflika writes "based on our faith in shared destiny, we will spare no effort to consolidate the Maghreb construction process and fulfill the civilizational project that constitutes for us the best framework for cooperation and integration between all peoples of the Maghreb and consolidates security and stability in our region, in a difficult and complex international juncture."