Lamamra discusses with his Portuguese counterpart the strengthening of bilateral relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, Ramtane Lamamra met, Wednesday in Algiers, with his Portuguese counterpart, Joao Gomes Gravinho, with whom he reviewed the different aspects of Algerian-Portuguese relations and ways to strengthen them in several areas, says a statement from the ministry.

The two heads of diplomacy had face-to-face meetings followed by an extended working session which made it possible to examine “the different aspects of relations between the two countries and the ways and means of strengthening them in several areas”.

The two parties undertook during this working session, held in the presence of the Algerian and Portuguese delegations, to “continue the work, within the framework of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness signed by the two countries in 2005, in order to support the positive dynamics marking the Algerian-Portuguese partnership”.

“A partnership which enjoys special attention and constant monitoring by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as well as by his Portuguese counterpart, Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa”, underlines the same source.
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The two ministers, who also discussed the Algeria-European Union (EU) partnership, highlighted “the importance of establishing a balanced relationship that guarantees the interests of both parties, particularly in the context of the political and economic situation of crisis in international relations and its repercussions on all fronts”, specifies the press release from Foreign Affairs.

Moreover, and “in concretization of the tradition of consultation and regular coordination between the two countries, the two parties discussed the main regional and international issues of the day, stressing the need to intensify work to contribute to the settlement of conflicts and crises through peaceful means and in accordance with international legality,” the statement read.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Gravinho laid a wreath of flowers at the Martyr’s Shrine and observed a minute of silence in front of the commemorative stele of the martyrs of the Glorious War of National Liberation.

The Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs pays a working visit to Algeria. This is the second visit of its kind this year, after the one made last March by his predecessor, Augusto Santos Silva.