Algeria Recalls Ambassadors to Iran, France
Algeria on Saturday recalled its ambassadors from Iran and France, apparently to protest the two countries’ objections to the military-led takeover here.
At its first meeting since taking office last Sunday, meanwhile, the ruling High Council of State vowed to move toward “authentic democracy” but stressed the need for maintaining public order, the official APS news agency reported.
The council took power to head off an election victory for Muslim fundamentalists in the nation’s first multi-party general elections.
Ambassador Abdelkader Hadjar was recalled from Iran, itself a fundamentalist regime.
The independent daily newspaper El Watan said Saturday that the government was considering breaking relations with Iran to protest Tehran’s support of the fundamentalists.
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