Algeria promises to rein in Gaddafi family
Tripoli, 06 Mar – (ANA) - Members of Muammar Gaddafi's family given refuge on Algerian soil will not be allowed to meddle in Libyan affairs, Algerian foreign minister Mourad Medelci has said. Speaking to reporters in Tripoli after meeting his Libyan opposite number Ashour Bin Hayal, Medelci said "Algeria took them (Gaddafi family members) in on humanitarian grounds. At the same time we will never allow them to interfere in Libyan affairs," he said. The dispute between Libya and Algeria has been rancorous. Some Libyans accused Algeria of supplying weapons to Gaddafi during last year's revolt against his rule, an allegation Algeria denies. When Gaddafi's family members turned up in Algeria after Tripoli fell to the rebellion, a senior Libyan official accused Algeria of an "act of aggression." Libyan border guards have barred some Algerian citizens from entering the country in retaliation. There was a new round of recriminations in September last year after Gaddafi's daughter Aisha telephoned a satellite television station from Algeria with a message of support for Gaddafi loyalists inside Libya. (ANA)
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