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". – Mr President, the signing of the association agreement in Valencia on 22 April will give a new framework and new impetus to our relations with Algeria. The Commission encouraged Parliament to give its approval to this agreement as quickly as possible. The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy has already had a first exchange of views on this agreement.
The Commission shares most of the views expressed during this debate, especially as far as the human rights situation is concerned. In particular the issues of missing persons and access by certain human rights organisations to Algeria are worrying.
The troika, headed by Mr Pique, met last week in Algiers with Algerian authorities, and in particular with President Bouteflika and Mr Belkhadem, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
As Mr Pique has indicated, the political dialogue was rich, free and fruitful. It was the first troika visit since the signature of the association agreement, which opens a new chapter in our bilateral relations. The possibility of negotiating an interim agreement was considered, although there is no agreement on this for the moment.
The presidency expressed our satisfaction on the establishment of regular political dialogue, which will be reinforced when the association agreement enters into force. It was recognised that the recent parliamentary elections constituted substantial progress in the strengthening of the democratic process in Algeria.
The issue of human rights and missing persons was tackled, but unfortunately, taking into account the brevity of the meeting, too briefly. The Commission recalled that a list of missing persons was transmitted to the Algerian authorities and that the Commission was still waiting for a response from the Algerian Government."@en1
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