VOL. XLV

No 42

21-October-2002

ALGERIA

Prime Minister And Presidential Aide Indicate Opposition To Hydrocarbon Law

Prime Minister Ali Benflis and Ahmed Ouyahia, minister of state and personal envoy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, on 11 October indicated that they opposed at least some aspects of the draft hydrocarbon law which is awaiting formal approval at executive and parliamentary levels. Mr Benflis said he was totally opposed to any privatization of Sonatrach, adding that...