‘Iran, Algeria must consult on region’

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has stressed the importance of continued consultations between Iran and Algeria to find solutions to the existing problems in the region.

According to Press TV, Salehi said in a meeting with Ibrahim Boulahya, Chairman of the Algerian Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, in Tehran on Monday “Continuation of consultations between Iranian and Algerian officials is necessary to resolve sensitive regional issues in line with the expediencies and interests of the regional countries.”
He pointed to historical and cultural commonalties between Iran and Algeria and added that the two countries enjoy “very good and amicable” relations.
Salehi added Iranian and Algerian officials have the serious resolve to improve bilateral cooperation in economic and trade fields.
The Iranian minister further stated that Tehran and Algiers play an “important and effective” role in regional and global developments, and praised Algeria’s support for Iran in various international issues, including Tehran’s nuclear energy program.
The Algerian official, for his part, said he had held “very good” negotiations with Iranian officials and hailed political relations between the two countries based on common interests.
Boulahya added that Iranian and Algerian officials should exchange visits and continue consultations on regional and international issues.