Ministry for Foreign Affairs celebrates Victory Day

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - March 19, 2013
The ministry for Foreign Affairs celebrated today the 51th anniversary of Victory Day at a ceremony paying tribute to the memory of martyrs and including a salute to the national flag and reading of the first verse of the Holy Quran.

Diplomats kidnapped in Mali: Algeria deploys all efforts for their safe return (Medelci)

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - March 18, 2013
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mourad Medelci declared today that Algeria has spared no effort to secure the safe return of its diplomats kidnapped in the northern Malian city of Gao.

"50 Years of Diplomacy: Memories and Achievements", theme of exhibit open on March 18-23 at SAFEX Exhibition Palace

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - March 18, 2013
An exhibit unveiled today at the SAFEX Exhibition Palace in Algiers is devoted to the achievements made by Algerian diplomacy, its major orientations, and the milestones of its history since the war for national independence.

Statement released by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministry for Foreign Affairs - Thursday, March 14, 2013
As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of national independence, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs organizes, under the high patronage of The Honorable Abdelaziz Bouteflika...

Mr. Messahel takes part in 42nd summit meeting of ECOWAS

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Feb. 28, 2013
In an address delivered at a closed-door session devoted to a review of the crisis in Mali by delegates attending the 42nd summit meeting of ECOWAS, where he represented the president of the Republic...

Algeria reiterates its commitment to human rights (Medelci)

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Feb. 26, 2013
Algeria has reiterated today in Geneva through its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mourad Medelci, its commitment to strongly advance human rights and, at the same time, to lead the fight in support of development and growth.

Tiguentourine natural gas complex partially back into operation

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Feb. 24, 2013
The Tiguentourine natural gas complex was partially put back into operation today by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, after more than one month of stoppage caused by the terrorist attack against the plant last Jan. 16.

Algeria condemns deadly attack in Syria and calls for end of violence

Ministry for Foreign Affairs - Feb. 23, 2013
Algeria condemned today the deadly attack perpetrated two days earlier in Damascus and called for an end to violence in that country.

Minnesota film festival celebrates Algeria's fiftieth anniversary of independence

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Feb. 21, 2013
"Zabana", a movie by Algerian director Saïd Ould Khelifa, and "Fidaï", a documentary film by French-Algerian director Damien Ounouri, will be shown at the Minnesota 8th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival scheduled for next March 14-17, festival officials said.

Mali: A definitive resolution depends on a political settlement of the crisis (Medelci)

Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Feb. 19, 2013
Speaking at a joint press conference held with visiting Bulgarian foreign minister, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mourad Medelci said that, "There can be no definitive resolution of the Malian crisis without a political solution, even though that solution.....