Algeria refuses international intervention but needs help

Algerian Minister of Trade Bakhty Al Ayd stated that Algeria refuses any international intervention in the Algerian crisis. He said that the Algerian people will not accept such intervention for any reason.

He said that Algeria has completed its institutions in a democratic way, which will enable it to effectively run its affairs and solve the problem of terrorism. He confirmed that the security situation in Algeria is gradually improving in comparison to the situation during the first years of the 1990's.

The minister of trade stated that terrorism has an international net whose members are known in a number of countries that finance terrorist operations. The terrorists in Algeria received the arms from external countries.

He stressed the idea that Algeria needs international support to confront terrorism, especially financial resources. Algeria will offer all the information it has regarding those terrorists.

He said that Algeria has a growing economy that overcame the negative effects which occurred in the beginning of the 1990s. It has achieved a 5% growth rate, acknowledged by international institutions.