MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France filed for Abdeslam’s extradition after Belgian authorities detained him in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek on March 18.
"Under Belgian law, the consent of the suspect to travel to face French justice is now irrevocable. Thus, the procedure is short; in the absence of exceptional circumstances, the extradition will be carried out within 10 days," Urvoas said in a statement published on the ministry's website.
His lawyer Cedric Moisse told French media earlier in the day the suspect has agreed to his extradition and wished to cooperate with French authorities.
The series of terrorist attacks carried out across Paris on November 13 claimed 130 lives and injured over 350 people. Abdeslam is believed to have provided logistics support to the suicide bombers and shooters, and told authorities he backed out of a suicide attack outside a football stadium.
