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Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum (R) and visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias hold a press conference after their meeting in Algiers, Algeria, Feb. 13, 2020. Visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias said on Thursday that Greece and Algeria agree on a political solution without foreign military interference for the Libyan crisis. (Xinhua)

ALGIERS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias said on Thursday that Greece and Algeria agree on a political solution without foreign military interference for the Libyan crisis.

Dendias made the remarks in a press statement after a meeting with his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum in the capital Algiers.

"The work led by Algeria on settling the Libyan crisis ... aims at reaching a political solution that allows the return to peace and stability in this country and beyond," he said.

Greece and Algeria "highlight the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities and all foreign intervention within the framework of the United Nations," the Greek minister added.