Algeria rejects calls for inquiry

Brussels - Algeria yesterday rejected calls for an international inquiry into the unrest in the country, but said a delegation…

Brussels - Algeria yesterday rejected calls for an international inquiry into the unrest in the country, but said a delegation of MEPs could visit it at any time. The Foreign Minister, Mr Ahmed Attaf, told the European Parliament that the dialogue between Algiers and the EU should be "sustained and continued" and that its agenda would be open.

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