Communiqué of the Ministry - Denunciation of the irregularities in the opening of a "permanent representation of the AMU to the African Union".

Algeria expresses its deep astonishment at the casual and thoughtlessly decision of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Mahamat Faki, to receive the so-called "credentials" of a Moroccan diplomat falsely presenting herself as "Permanent Representative" of the Arab Maghreb Union to the African Union.

This irresponsible behavior is particularly unacceptable as it comes after the pressing démarches of the Algerian authorities to the Commission of the African Union, in order to consider this alleged appointment irrelevant, which, in accordance with the rules governing the functioning of the Arab Maghreb Union, does not fall within the prerogatives of the Secretary General of AMU, whose final term has ended August 1, 2022, with no possibility of extension, but who through this umpteenth imposture serves the agenda of his country of residence

In this regard, Algeria wishes to clarify that it was never consulted about this appointment which was conducted in violation of the rules set out in the Treaty establishing the AMU of February 1989, which require in this case the unanimous approval of member states at the level of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the AMU, the only body empowered to decide on this appointment as well as on the establishment of cooperative relations with other regional and international bodies, as provided for in particular by Article 6 of the Treaty establishing AMU, Articles 5 and 7 of the General Statute establishing the attributions of the Secretary General of AMU as well as by the resolution of the Council of the Presidency dated 23 February 1990.

Algeria also refutes the term "interim" used by the Commission of the African Union as a legal device to deal with the former Secretary General of AMU and wishes to emphasize that the Treaty of February 1989 establishing AMU makes no provision for this position.

By accepting this rude protocol staging, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union gives in to an unwholesome manipulation operation, conceived and implemented for purposes that do not in any way serve the interests of the Arab Maghreb Union and the African Union, to which Algeria reiterates its unwavering attachment. 

Algeria expects from the Commission of the AU to clarify its final position on this flagrant and unacceptable violation of the protocol and legal rules, without prejudice to possible measures according to the evolution of this issue.