Russia renews support for Algeria’s accession to BRICS
BY: Hana Saada
ALGIERS- Algeria’s Republican National Alliance General Secretary, Belkacem Sahli, held, on Monday, a meeting with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Algeria, Valerian Shuvaev, during which the Russian envoy reiterated his country’ support for Algeria’s accession to BRICS.
In this vein, the Russian ambassador expressed the common aspirations of the two countries towards a multipolar, fairer and more democratic world, as well as strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation in international forums, and ensuring continuous and fruitful coordination at the level of “OPEC +” and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, to stabilize the global energy market within an approach that ensures the balance of interests of producers and consumers alike, the statement added.
The Russian diplomat also praised Algeria’s balanced and independent position regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, reiterating his country’s support for Algeria’s accession to the “BRICS” organization, as well as the convergence of views between the two countries on many regional issues, including the support for the right of peoples to self-determination, according to the same source.
For his part, Sahli stressed the need to promote the intensive political dialogue between the two countries to the level of a deepened strategic partnership.