"I confirm that Algeria will bring its citizens back, whether it's a matter of 3,000 or 5,000 (people)," the premier said during a news conference alongside Merkel. "To that end, we need partners who are in agreement with us and Algeria is one of those partners," Merkel said. "Algeria does battle for the rest of the international community," he said, by preventing "20,000 to 30,000 people annually from entering Algeria illegally" from where many continue their journeys to Europe. As well as migration, economic issues and terrorism were also on the agenda, according to official Algerian Press Service. She also said Germany was willing to continue its "close cooperation" with Algeria in defence and security, particularly for "the fight against terrorism and internal security".

Source: The Local September 18, 2018 07:41 UTC