Algeria, a traditional ally of Moscow, has decided to reopen its embassy in kyiv, which has been closed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year ago, the Algerian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
“
This decision comes within the framework of safeguarding the interests of the Algerian State in this country as well as those of the national community
,” the ministry said in a statement.
The reopening of the embassy, which will be headed by a charge d'affaires, will be done "
as soon as possible
", added the same source.
According to Algerian diplomacy, the activities of its embassy in Kiev had been “
frozen due to the deterioration of security conditions
”.
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had already announced Friday evening the decision of Algiers to reopen its representation in kyiv, during a televised meeting with the local press.
And to specify that the Algerian-Russian relations are "
known to all
" and qualified the relations with Ukraine as "
ordinary
".
Algiers and Moscow have long-standing privileged relations.
In 2021, trade between the two countries reached three billion dollars.
Algiers and Moscow also cooperate in the military field and within the framework of OPEC+, which brings together 23 oil-producing countries, as well as the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).
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