Iran, Algeria to develop bilateral ties
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In a phone call conversation, the two presidents scheduled dates for future visits.
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President Ebrahim Raisi in a meeting with Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane, 2021 (Iran MFA)
Over a phone conversation, Algerian and Iranian presidents Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral relations and scheduled respective visits to either country, according to Sputnik.
"During the phone talks, the presidents discussed the bilateral relations and agreed to support and reinforce them in political and economic sectors in the interest of the two peoples. The sides … agreed to exchange visits in the future," the statement read.
Iranian-Algerian relations have been constructively developing over the past years.
Back in 2015, the two countries signed five cooperation agreements to boost bilateralism.
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Both Iran and Algeria are members of the OPEC + organization. Earlier in February, Mohamed Arkab, Algeria's Energy Minister, held talks with a number of his counterparts on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum's Extraordinary Ministerial Summit.
The Energy Ministry said that Arkab held talks in Doha with his counterparts from Iran, Bolivia, Russia, and Kenya. The statement also added that all parties praised their bilateral ties with Algeria and discussed investment opportunities and cooperation in the energy and mining fields.
Four MoUs were also signed between Algeria and Qatar, as Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who arrived in Doha on Saturday for a two-day visit.
Read more: National Interest: US must 'punish Algiers', EU shouldn't rely on them
Earlier in December last year, an article written in The National Interest argued that the United States, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis in Europe, should not rely on Algeria for energy. However, the approach to reasoning why Europe should not rely on Algiers comes close to what seems like an Israeli tantrum.
Alex Grinberg, an Israeli intelligence officer, argued that Algeria has growing ties with US rivals, like Iran and Russia, with economic and military contracts running between them - the ties raise concerns in the eyes of Washington, such that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Algeria in April 2022 to address Algiers' relationship with Russia in an attempt to dissuade them from further bilateral developments.
