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ALGIERS, Jan 3 (KUNA) -- Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Taner Yildiz will pay a two-day working visit to Algeria next Saturday.
The Turkish minister will discuss with his Algerian counterpart Yosif
Al-Yosifi Algerian-Turkish cooperation in the energy field, and a change in a
deal on Algerian gas exports to Turkey, Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mining
said in a statement.
Last November, the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced
during a similar visit to Algeria that the gas agreement needs a review and
expansion to be implemented fully in 2014.
Algeria and Turkey are also keen on improving and doubling trade exchange
between the two countries, currently stands at USD 4 billion a year and the
goal is to reach USD 10 billion. (end)
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