Algeria’s President receives Al-Miqdad

ALGIERS, Jul.6, (ST)-The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received on Wednesday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Faisal Al-Miqdad, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The agency said that Al-Miqdad conveyed to the Algerian President the greetings of President Bashar Al-Assad and his congratulations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Algeria’s independence and the restoration of its national sovereignty.

Al- Miqdad also conveyed President Al-Assad’s satisfaction with the relations between the two brotherly countries, Syria and Algeria, and the Algerian support for Syria in its war on terrorism, as well as Algeria’s standing by Syria in Arab and international forums, and the importance of strengthening relations between them for the interest of the two brotherly peoples and countries.

President Tebboune asked Al-Miqdad to convey his warmest greetings to President Al-Assad and his happiness at Syria’s participation in the celebrations of Algeria’s independence anniversary.

Al-Miqdad  briefed President Tebboune on the political developments in the region and the world and the Syrian stances towards them, including President Al-Assad’s emphasis on the importance of mobilizing the efforts of all Arab countries to defend their just causes and their respect by the international community.

He in addition referred to Syria’s interest in unifying the efforts of Arab countries in order to preserve Just issues and foiling the Western and colonial hegemony over the region.

The Algerian president said that he is proud of the relations between the two brotherly countries and of the achievements made by Syria in its war on terrorism, its steadfastness in the face of conspiracies and its preservation of its sovereignty.

President Tebboune affirmed his appreciation for Syria’s support for the unity of the Arab position and Arab interests, and for the achievements made by Syria under the leadership of President Al-Assad, stressing Algeria’s  keenness that the next Arab summit in Algeria will be comprehensive one with the participation of  all Arab countries without exception.

He underscored the importance of unifying Arab positions in the face of all the external pressures that Arab countries are subjected to, indicating that Algeria’s position was and will remain to defend the sovereignty and independence of all Arab countries and the return of normal Arab relations to the levels they were.

After the end of the meeting, Al-Miqdad reiterated the importance of continuity of strengthening relations between the two brotherly countries in all fields and at all levels, as well as continuity of consultation between the two governments to address urgent issues bilaterally, regionally and internationally.

In a statement to the Algerian media after the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed his satisfaction with his talks  with President Tebboune and the ideas presented at the meeting, pointing to the Algerian president’s keenness to gather all Arab countries on the land of Algeria.

Basma Qaddour