Paris dec. 8 (SPS) - Libya's new leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil will pay a visit to Algeria this month in a bid to improve ties between the two North African oil producers following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Wednesday.
Speaking to French lawmakers in Paris, Medelci said Libya and Algeria had no choice but to work more closely together.
"I confirm that President Abdel Jalil will be in Algeria very soon, probably by the end of the year," Medelci said during a hearing at France's parliamentary foreign affairs committee.
"Our contacts before this visit have been extremely encouraging. We don't have any other choice but to work together," he said.
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