French PM visits Algeria to boost cooperation partnership-Xinhua

French PM visits Algeria to boost cooperation partnership

Source: Xinhua| 2022-10-10 03:09:15|Editor: huaxia

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (C) attends the 5th Algerian-French High-Level Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Algiers, Algeria, on Oct. 9, 2022. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. (Xinhua)

ALGIERS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria.

Leading a delegation of 16 senior officials, she held talks with her Algerian counterpart Ayman Benabderrahmane and laid a wreath of flowers before the Martyrs' Memorial to commemorate the victims of the Algerian War of Independence, which lasted from 1954 to 1962.

Amid the ongoing international energy crisis, analysts say Borne's visit aims to boost cooperation between France and Algeria, notably in the gas field.

Her visit to Algeria came six weeks after the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in late August.

 

Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane (R) and French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne attend a joint press conference in Algiers, Algeria, on Oct. 9, 2022. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows the 5th Algerian-French High-Level Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Algiers, Algeria. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. (Xinhua)

Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane (2nd L) attends the 5th Algerian-French High-Level Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Algiers, Algeria, on Oct. 9, 2022. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived on Sunday in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. (Xinhua)

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