Algerian Ambassador in Damascus: Relations with Syria are distinguished, and we are keen to strengthen them in all fields

Damascus-SANA

Algeria’s Ambassador in Damascus, Lahcen Tohamy, affirmed that the Algerian-Syrian relations are historical and distinguished, and there is a constant keenness to strengthen them in all fields to serve the interests of the two brotherly peoples, stressing his country’s support for efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria without any foreign interference and in a manner that guarantees its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and Algeria’s aspiration to restore Syria for its Arab, regional and international role.

In a statement to SANA on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Algeria’s independence, Ambassador Tohamy said: “On July 5, Algeria celebrates the anniversary of independence with all the joy it bears for the clear victory, pride in our glorious history, and pride in our glories and heroisms of our people since the colonizers set foot in the pure land of Algeria and after a continuous struggle against colonialism for a period of time. 132 years in which the Algerian people tasted all kinds of injustice, robbery, killing, abuse, displacement and the obliteration of Algeria’s historical and civilizational elements.” Among their struggle are those lessons and lofty values ​​that have marked the march of the Algerian people and made them more attached to the homeland.

Tohamy said: “It is a matter of pride and honor to commemorate this memory on the Arab land of Syria, and to salute our brothers in its dear lands, the leadership and the people, for their support for Algeria’s attainment of its independence, which came as the culmination of the struggle of successive popular resistances since colonialism trampled the land of Algeria, especially on its head. The resistance of Emir Abdelkader Al-Jazaery, whose heroic, intellectual and human exploits enriched world civilization and strengthened his stay in the Levant from the historical balance of the Algerian-Syrian relations, which have always been distinguished by what they know of popular cohesion and the continuous keenness of the leaderships of the two countries to strengthen bridges of communication, consultation and coordination between them and the sincere and common desire of both sides In continuing to search for all available partnership opportunities in order to support and enrich bilateral relations in various fields, which is the task undertaken by the Joint Committee for Cooperation.”

The Algerian ambassador explained that this committee held several sessions at the ministerial level, and the two countries later took an advanced step to raise this committee to the level of the joint higher committee for cooperation headed by the heads of the two governments, whose first and second sessions enriched the legal framework for relations between the two countries with a significant number of agreements, protocols, memoranda of understanding and various programs. It covered many economic and cultural sectors that the two countries are working to activate to serve the interests of the two brotherly peoples and their aspiration for more cooperation, cohesion and solidarity.

Tohamy referred to the status of the Al-Jazaery family and the Algerian community in Syria, where the sons, grandsons and brothers of Emir Abdelkader played pivotal roles in the history of Damascus and the region. The Algerians and the Syrians is the solid rock on which the brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries were built, which was manifested in Syria’s support for the glorious liberation revolution in Algeria and Algeria’s support for the international efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria through dialogue between the Syrians without any foreign interference and in a manner that guarantees the sovereignty, independence and unity of the Syrian territories and Algeria’s aspiration to restore Syria's Arab, regional and international role.

Tohamy pointed out that with the aim of highlighting this memory and other features of Algeria's glorious history full of victories, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, placed the issue of memory at the top of his program's priorities and decided to make the eighth of May of each year a national day of memory with the launch of the National Memory Program and the establishment of a television channel It deals with the collective memory of the Algerian people and its history, calling on historians to clarify all aspects of the struggle history of the Algerian people in the memory of the nation in fairness to the right of the rising generations to know their past in the most accurate details.

And he indicated that President Tebboune is continuing with vigorous and deliberate steps to build the new Algeria that all Algerians aspire to, and which has made strides in the path of political, economic and social reforms by organizing a referendum on the draft constitutional amendment on November 1, 2020, and laying the foundations for a democratic political system that guarantees the protection of rights and freedoms and achieves balance. Among the various authorities, the early legislative elections that took place on the 12th of June of last year emerged from a National People’s Assembly with a new formation. On the 27th of last November, Algerians voted in local elections to renew the municipal and state councils at the last stop in the path of renewing elected institutions.

The Ambassador of Algeria pointed out that President Tebboune has started meetings with leaders and representatives of political parties, establishing a dialogue and close cooperation between the elements of the political class and the living forces in society and building a strong internal front. An improvement that keeps it away from borrowing with an improvement in the level of its hard currency reserves.

The ambassador of Algeria explained that in the context of the transformations that the world knows, the Algerian diplomacy has succeeded in establishing its international standing through a series of achievements that it has achieved. Through peaceful means, dialogue and reconciliation away from military solutions and foreign agendas, focusing on multilateral work and the pivotal role of the United Nations and the efforts of many regional organizations in reaching political solutions to the problems and challenges facing the countries of the world.

Tohamy stressed that a solution based on international legitimacy and recognition of the non-negotiable national rights of the Palestinian people alone would put a final end to the conflict in the Middle East.

The Algerian ambassador concluded his statement by saying that the memory of Algeria’s independence, that event that marked the twentieth century, will remain firmly rooted in the conscience and conscience of the Algerian people and in the memory of the peoples who love freedom and yearn for pride and dignity. Huge sacrifices for freedom and dignity.