Putin, Tebboune to Sign Declaration on In-Depth Strategic Partnership on June 15: Russian PM

© AP Photo / Jacquelyn MartinAlgeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks for just under a half hour during the start of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at El Mouradia Palace, the President's official residence in Algiers, Algeria
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks for just under a half hour during the start of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at El Mouradia Palace, the President's official residence in Algiers, Algeria - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.06.2023
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in Moscow on Tuesday. His official visit to Russia is scheduled to last until June 16. On Wednesday, he took part in a Russia-Algeria business forum.
The presidents of Russia and Algeria will hold talks in Moscow on Thursday, an important step will be the signing of a declaration on in-depth strategic partnership, and the governments of both countries will ensure coordinated work to implement the agreements, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

"This is your first state visit to Russia. Tomorrow, your talks with Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin will take place in the Kremlin. An important step will be the signing of the Declaration on In-depth Strategic Partnership. It will mark the transition of Russian-Algerian cooperation to a new qualitative level," Mishustin told the Algerian leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune during a meeting.

The governments of Russia and Algeria will ensure coordinated work to implement the agreements that will be reached at the highest level," the Russian prime minister said.

"I confirm our interest in expanding the intergovernmental dialogue," he noted.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has arrived in Moscow on an official visit. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.06.2023
Algerian President Tebboune Arrives in Moscow
According to the minister, the approaches of Russia and Algeria on the international agenda are close, and Russia welcomes its partners' interest in expanding cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

"We welcome Algeria's interest in expanding cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union. [...] I am sure that all the five [member] countries will welcome the development of cooperation with Algeria in a wide range of areas," he outlined.

In January-April, the volume of mutual trade between Russia and Algeria increased by 65% and exceeded five billion rubles, and this is not the limit, said the Russian prime minister.

"We are actively cooperating in all areas, primarily in energy, industry and agriculture. We propose to launch new joint projects more actively – in the digital sphere and high technologies, telecommunications and transport infrastructure," he said at the meeting with Algerian head of state.

Mishustin noted that trade and economic cooperation between the two countries is developing intensively.

"Despite the illegal sanctions imposed against Russia by unfriendly states, in January-April the volume of mutual trade increased by 65% and exceeded five billion rubles," he said. However, as Mishustin noted, this is not the limit.

He also stated that despite the positive dynamics of mutual trade, its indicators do not correspond to the great potential of the two countries' economies.

"I am convinced that by joint efforts we will be able to increase them many times," the prime minister said.

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