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Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Algerian Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bedjaoui
On September 19, a conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Mohammed Bedjaoui took place in New York on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly.
Questions on the bilateral agenda were discussed, in particular, the implementation of the accords reached during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Algeria on March 10, 2006. Lavrov and Bedjaoui reaffirmed the mindset to deepen Russian-Algerian political engagement and build on mutually advantageous cooperation in the trade, economic and investment fields. Plans for energy cooperation were separately examined.
An exchange of views took place on pressing international and regional problems, including the prospects for Western Sahara settlement.
