Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets French President Nicolas

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on their arrival at the Presidential Palace for a meeting in Algiers, Algeria, 04 December 2007. France and Algeria signed billions of dollars of oil and gas deals and a nuclear accord, on day two of a state visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy that sought to heal wounds from the colonial past.
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