Algeria’s Council of the Nation responds to EU over troops in Niger
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
The Council of the Nation of Algeria has responded to the European Union after its request for clarification on the deployment of the Algerian People’s National Army (ANP) in Niger, at Niamey’s request. In a statement, the upper house accuses an external actor of resorting to attacks against sovereign states, according to TSA.
The Council of the Nation, the upper house of Algeria’s Parliament, responded on Tuesday in a statement to the European Union (EU), which had requested clarification on the deployment of units of the Algerian People’s National Army (ANP) to Niger. The Council criticises the EU for remarks calling for clarification coming from abroad, which it considers noisy.
The Council’s bureau recalls that both chambers of Parliament unanimously approved President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s notification concerning the dispatch of these units to Niger, under Article 91 of the Constitution. It presents the operation as intended to protect energy interests and to implement a bilateral agreement between the two countries, and states that Algeria does not submit to any bargaining or blackmail.
