Visit of Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs to the Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria (September 15 -17, 2021)

Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs visited the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria on September 15 -17, 2021. During the visit, he called on H.E. Mr. Aimene Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of Algeria and held discussions on a range of bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest. MoS had fruitful discussions with Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Foreign Minister and Minister of National Community Abroad and Mr. Rashid Chakib Kaib, Secretary General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was agreed to hold the 10th round of India-Algeria Joint Commission Meeting at an early date.

MoS also met Mr. Kamel Rezig, Minister of Trade and Export Promotion and Mr. Arkab Mohamed, Minister of Energy and Mines of Algeria. It was agreed to give further impetus to our economic engagement with Algeria in diverse fields, including energy, chemicals and fertilizers. There is a common desire to further enhance bilateral trade and investments between India and Algeria.

Algeria has a small but vibrant Indian community of about 4000 persons, mostly working for various companies. MoS interacted with a group of them during the visit. Overall, the visit set the tone for furthering our bilateral relations with Algeria.

New Delhi
September 17, 2021