ALGIERS, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya on Wednesday signed an agreement in Algiers to establish a consultation mechanism for the management of shared groundwater resources in the Sahara region, the official APS news agency reported.
Algerian Minister of Hydraulics Taha Derbal, Tunisian Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries Abdelmonem Belati, and Libyan Deputy Minister for Water Resources Mohammed Faraj Qunidi signed the deal, stressing the importance of deepening understanding and intensifying information exchange about shared water resources.
