France asks Brussels to examine Algeria's non-compliance of EU association agreement

France asks Brussels to examine Algeria's non-compliance of EU association agreement

France will ​ask the European Commission ​to study the conditions of Algeria's non-compliance of its association ​agreement ‌with the ⁠European Union, its foreign ministry ‌spokesperson said on Friday. Diplomats told Reuters in October that Algiers had imposed ‌a near-blanket ban on French imports ​in late July and ‌last month were aware of an ​instruction by Algeria to suspend urea shipments to France. Read moreFrench ambassador returns to Algeria in bid to ease Paris-Algier tensions The EU ​Association agreement "stipulates the ​possibility to take appropriate ​measures for the non-respect of ​commitments", Pascal Confavreux told a news conference. "We ask the Commission to examine ⁠immediately the conditions for their activation," ⁠he ​added. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)

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