(MENAFN) EU commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, and Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal signed on Sunday a strategic agreement that aims at developing energy cooperation between the two countries.
The deal, which has been first discussed in 2008, comprises a board area of cooperation, including the renewable energy sectors.
It's worth mentioning that Europe relies on Algeria as the third largest provider of natural gas, covering 13-15 percent of the 28 member states needs.
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