Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil shakes hands with Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika during their meeting at the presidential palace in Algiers yesterday
Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil expressed confidence yesterday that Algeria would not shelter anyone who poses a threat to his country, in a reference to Muammar Gaddafi’s family members who were granted asylum by Algiers. “We appreciate the humanitarian position of Algeria for hosting the families, including women and children, but we are convinced that it would not shelter those who represent a threat for Libya’s security,” said Abdel Jalil after meeting Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. “We agreed that what constitutes a threat for Libya through financing or through subversion would not have a place in the Algerian territory,” he added.