Algeria withdraws from Regional Customs meeting over map showing Moroccan Sahara

Algeria withdraws from Regional Customs meeting over map showing Moroccan Sahara
Monday 7 February 2022 - 23:43

The Director-General of Customs in Algeria, Noureddine Khaldi withdrew from the 55th Regional Meeting of Customs Directors of North Africa and the Middle East over a map showing Western Sahara s integrated in Morocco.

“As soon as the reports of the regional intelligence exchange offices for the 2021 financial year were presented, the Director-General of Customs made an official protest and the categorical rejection of the Algerian delegation of the content of the presentation of BRLRlocated in Morocco”, reports the Algerian press agency, APS.

The event, held virtually at the invitation of Jalal Al-Qudah, Director General of Customs of Jordan, in his capacity as Vice-President for the MENA region, was marked by the participation of the Secretary-General of the ‘World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriya.

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