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The recovery of funds stolen by the ex-mafia in power on the table
In Vienna, Attaf discusses with several United Nations officials
On the second day of his diplomatic trip, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, had bilateral talks, the day before yesterday, Tuesday, with several officials at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, where the file concerning the recovery of funds stolen by the ex-mafia in power during the period of the deceased Abdelaziz Bouteflika was put on the table, but also the fight against drugs and organized crime, “this comes at the start of his visit work in Austria”, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the day before yesterday, Tuesday. As part of his diplomatic mission, “the Head of Algerian diplomacy Ahmed Attaf met, the day before yesterday, with the acting executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Denis Thatchaischualit, and with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, as well as the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, Robert Floyd,” explains the press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. . “The talks with the head of the UNODC which took place in the presence of the heads of departments of this UN body, focused on the state of cooperation relations in areas relating to the fight against drugs, organized crime and the scourge of terrorism, in addition to matters relating to the recovery of looted funds,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release.
During his multiple meetings and discussions, Ahmed Attaf “emphasized the importance of redoubled efforts in the face of the challenges inherent to narcotics and their relationship with organized crime and the financing of terrorism,” reported the Ministry of Defense. AE in its press release the day before yesterday. In this capacity, the Head of Algerian diplomacy defended tooth and nail the fight against cannabis coming from Morocco, even the first country exporting cannabis in the world, where he “noted the colossal efforts of Algeria in the fight against the attempts to flood cannabis, the most widespread narcotic on the African continent, according to successive world reports from the UNODC”, specifies, for its part, the said press release. On the occasion of his meeting with the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed “Algeria’s permanent support for the Agency and the efforts of its Director General made in favor of member countries, allowing them to take advantage of energy and nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, under his rotating presidency,” the same source said. Concerning the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, here Ahmed Attaf highlighted perfect cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and excellent collaboration with the Treaty Organization. complete ban on nuclear tests, during his meeting with Rafael Mariano Grossi and Robert Floyd respectively. The minister affirmed “Algeria’s determination to continue to support this organization and the efforts of its Executive Secretary to accelerate the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,” concluded the Minister. press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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