At the request of François Mitterrand , Huntzinger organized initial " Mediterranean Forums " for non-governmental entities from Algeria , France , Italy , Morocco , Portugal , Spain , and Tunisia . These forums were held during February 1988 ( Marseilles ) and May 1989 ( Tangier ) and resulted in the creation of the 5 +5 Dialogue of the Western Mediterranean Forum for foreign ministers from Algeria , France , Italy , Libya , Malta , Mauritania , Morocco , Portugal , Spain , and Tunisia . Huntzinger was instrumental in organizing the first 5 +5 Dialogue held in 1990 . This effort was dampened by the Gulf War , Algerian Civil War and the Lockerbie and UTA airplane bombings , but the 5 +5 Dialogue has recovered to become a significant regional forum . Huntzinger also coordinated the Mediterranean Cultural Forum in 2008 and engaged in numerous other efforts to encourage dialogue among Mediterranean constituents
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Jacques Huntzinger