Algeria and Britain sign defence accordMore Algerian military officers could be trained in Britain under a new defence agreement, the British Embassy said on Tuesday. The outline accord, signed by British Defence Minister Bob Ainsworth Robert William 'Bob' Ainsworth (b. 19 June 1952) is the British Member of Parliament for Coventry North East. He is a member of the Labour Party. He is a the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence. on a visit to Algiers, also paves the way for more joint military exercises between the two countries. The embassy refused to comment on Algerian media reports that Britain had a long-term goal of selling military hardware to the North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. country. "This outline agreement aims to regularise Verb 1. regularise - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" govern, regularize, regulate, order cooperation between the two countries in defence matters, particularly the training of Algerian officers in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. ," said an embassy spokeswoman. Some Algerian officers are already trained in Britain, the embassy said, but this agreement allows the scheme to be extended. "It also allows cooperation in other respects, such as joint military exercises and annual meetings between the two countries," the spokeswoman added. Discussions with Algerian Defence Minister Abdelmaleck Guenaizia's representative also covered the struggle against terrorism, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the embassy. Ainsworth is due to leave Algeria on Tuesday after meeting the country's Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia. 
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