Mr. Attaf receives His Slovak Counterpart

The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, today, September 9, 2026, received at the ministry's headquarters the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Juraj Blanár, who is paying an official visit to Algeria on September 8 and 9, 2026. The visit comes within the framework of strengthening the relations of friendship, cooperation, and partnership existing between Algeria and Slovakia, as well as pursuing political dialogue and consultation on regional and international issues of common concern.

On this occasion, the Minister of State held one-on-one talks with his Slovak counterpart before the discussions expanded to include members of the delegations of both countries. These talks provided an opportunity to review various aspects of bilateral relations, assess the level of ongoing cooperation between the two countries, and explore ways to give it new impetus, particularly in priority areas such as energy, higher education and scientific research, industry, water resources management, and investment promotion.

In this context, both sides affirmed their shared determination to continue working to strengthen Algerian-Slovak relations and elevate them to broader horizons, in a manner that aligns with the potential available to both countries and serves their mutual interests.

The discussions also addressed several current regional and international issues of common concern, alongside ways to enhance coordination and consultation between the two countries on matters on the regional and international agendas.

Following the talks, the two ministers signed a bilateral agreement to establish a joint committee designed to structure bilateral cooperation and give it a fresh momentum, in addition to a Memorandum of Understanding between the Algerian Diplomatic Institute and International Relations and the Slovak Diplomatic Academy.