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05ALGIERS1971
2005-09-26 16:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Algiers
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ALGERIA TO ATTEND RABAT DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE

Tags:  KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI AG 
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261649Z Sep 05
UNCLAS ALGIERS 001971 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI AG
SUBJECT: ALGERIA TO ATTEND RABAT DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
DIALOGUE MEETING

REF: STATE 171708

UNCLAS ALGIERS 001971

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM KPAO PREL KMPI AG
SUBJECT: ALGERIA TO ATTEND RABAT DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
DIALOGUE MEETING

REF: STATE 171708


1. DCM participated in a joint demarche with UK Charge Nick
Low and Italian DCM Antonio Bellavia on MFA Director General
for the Americas Cherif Chikhi September 26 to encourage high
level GOA participation at the October 1-3 BMENA Democracy
Assistance Dialogue meeting in Rabat. Chikhi, who will be a
member of the delegation, confirmed that Algeria will
participate at a "high level," although he explained that
Foreign Minister Bedjaoui would not be able to attend because
he had just returned from New York that day and his schedule
was "full" for the next week.


2. Chikhi noted that Algeria is developing its democratic
institutions and strongly supports the BMENA process in
general and the promotion of political pluralism and
government dialogue with civil society in particular. He did
note, however, that one of the Algerian civil society
participants, Ihsane El-Kadi, is identified on the agenda as
a journalist from the daily Le Quotidien d'Oran, a paper with
which El-Kadi is no longer affiliated. Bellavia noted that
the Italian NGO No Peace Without Justice had selected the
civil society participants, but the important thing was to
promote a dialogue between them and regional governments.
Chikhi said he agreed.
ERDMAN