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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika receives Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah
ALGIERS, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Visiting Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs
Khaled Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah on Thursday delivered a letter from Qatari Amir
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
The meeting, attended by Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, was an
occasion to discuss economic partnership between the two countries, according
to an Algerian presidential statement.
The discussions dealt with the agreement on the project of a steel complex
in Bellara, Jijel, some 359 km to the east of Algiers.
The two sides also discussed bilateral relations between Algeria and Qatar
and the means to strengthen them in various areas, the statement noted. (end)
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