On December 7, the newly appointed Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Republic of Armenia, Smail Benamara (residence: Moscow), handed over a copy of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

The Deputy Minister congratulated Ambassador Benamara on his appointment and wished him success and practical work for developing and expanding relations between Armenia and Algeria.

Expressing gratitude for the good wishes, the ambassador said his willingness to make efforts to form and develop mutually beneficial Armenian-Algerian cooperation in various fields.

The interlocutors emphasized that December 30 of this year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Algeria, which is a suitable occasion to discuss the prospects and main directions of further development of bilateral ties.

The expansion of the bilateral legal contract field, the implementation of mutual high-level visits and meetings, as well as the establishment of contacts between business circles were emphasized by both sides.

Reference was also made to several issues of the regional and international agenda. In this context, Paruyr Hovhannisyan presented to Ambassador Benamara the consequences of the large-scale aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan on the sovereign territory of Armenia on September 13, as well as the positions of the Armenian side regarding Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the processes of settlement of Armenian-Turkish relations.