Russia and Algeria have maintained friendly and mutually beneficial relations for decades, grounded in mutual respect and trust. Today, this cooperation spans a wide range of areas from political dialogue and economic ties to humanitarian collaboration and cultural exchange.

– Your Excellency, how would you assess the current state of Russian-Algerian relations?

– Russia and Algeria have historically maintained friendly ties and a partnership based on equality and mutual respect. The progressive development of these relations continues, which was clearly reflected in the signing of the Declaration on Enhanced Strategic Partnership between our countries in 2023 during the visit of the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to the Russian Federation.

We consider Algeria a reliable partner, with whom we maintain productive and trust-based cooperation both bilaterally and within multilateral frameworks. On many key international issues, our positions are either close or fully aligned. At the same time, I am firmly convinced that we must not rest on our achievements; further consistent work is required to strengthen our relations. There is both solid potential and favourable opportunities for this.

– How would you identify the priority areas in the development of economic cooperation between Russia and Algeria?

– At present, active efforts are underway to promote Russian products, primarily agricultural, on the Algerian market. Despite the current challenging environment, Russian and Algerian companies continue to find effective ways to overcome emerging obstacles and protect their interests.

Projects are being developed in various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, banking, transport and others. I am confident that our two countries still have much to offer each other, and a significant number of bilateral initiatives will be implemented in the foreseeable future.

– Are any new agreements in the fields of energy and agriculture expected to be signed in the near future?

– Russia and Algeria are consistently working to improve and update the legal and contractual framework of bilateral relations. In January of this year, on the side-lines of the 12th session of the Joint Russian-Algerian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation held in Algiers, a number of agreements and memoranda were signed.

Previously, important agreements had been concluded in the areas of agriculture, veterinary cooperation, consumer rights protection, media cooperation and others.........

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