Mr Attaf receives the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, received today at the ministry's headquarters Mr. Johann Wadephul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, who is on a working visit to Algeria.

This visit falls within the context of the positive momentum in bilateral relations generated by the official visit made by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Berlin on July 16 and 17, 2026, and his meetings with his counterpart, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Federal Chancellor Mr. Friedrich Merz.

On this occasion, the Minister of State held private talks with his German counterpart, followed by an expanded working session with the participation of members of both delegations. These talks provided an opportunity to review the state of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and discuss ways to advance them to broader horizons, in response to the recommendations of the "Joint Declaration on a Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partnership" adopted during the President's visit to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Within this framework, the two parties agreed on the need to take concrete steps to impart further momentum to bilateral cooperation by capitalizing on available investment opportunities and potential partnerships in priority economic fields, particularly energy, renewable energy, energy transition, industry, transport, and pharmaceutical products.

They also emphasized the need to activate cooperation mechanisms, strengthen the legal framework, and encourage interaction between business circles to ensure the implementation of agreements and partnership contracts signed during the Algerian-German Economic Forum held on the 17th of last July.

The meeting also provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on a number of current regional and international issues of common interest, foremost among them the worsening situation in the Middle East, developments in the Saharan-Sahel region, and the prospects for Euro-Mediterranean partnership.