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Zawya
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Algeria: Assigned by President Tebboune, Mr Attaf in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral
Assigned by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, arrived today in the Italian capital Rome to represent Algeria at Pope Francis's funeral, scheduled for Saturday at St. Peter's Square. The Pope's funeral is expected to see the participation of several leaders and representatives of states from around the world in addition to many international personalities. The Minister of State's participation in the funeral reflects the strong bonds of friendship between Algeria and the Vatican, relations officially established in 1972 and that have continued to strengthen as part of both parties' commitment to promoting the values of dialogue, understanding, coexistence and mutual respect. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Zawya
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf to meet Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Helsinki
The Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, will visit Helsinki on 24 April and meet Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. The foreign ministers will discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and regional security issues in Europe and Africa. Multilateral international issues will also be on the agenda during the visit. Algeria is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2024–2025, and Algerian Selma Haddadi started as Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission in March. 'Cooperation between Europe and Africa is based on shared interests. Freedom, security and stability form the foundation for closer economic and trade relations,' Minister Valtonen says. While in Helsinki, Minister Attaf will also meet President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Disclaimer: The contents of this press release was provided from an external third party provider. This website is not responsible for, and does not control, such external content. This content is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis and has not been edited in any way. Neither this website nor our affiliates guarantee the accuracy of or endorse the views or opinions expressed in this press release. The press release is provided for informational purposes only. The content does not provide tax, legal or investment advice or opinion regarding the suitability, value or profitability of any particular security, portfolio or investment strategy. Neither this website nor our affiliates shall be liable for any errors or inaccuracies in the content, or for any actions taken by you in reliance thereon. You expressly agree that your use of the information within this article is at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this website, its parent company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates and the respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, advertisers, content providers and licensors will not be liable (jointly or severally) to you for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental, punitive or exemplary damages, including without limitation, lost profits, lost savings and lost revenues, whether in negligence, tort, contract or any other theory of liability, even if the parties have been advised of the possibility or could have foreseen any such damages.
El Chorouk
13-04-2025
- Politics
- El Chorouk
An Unprecedented Judicial Turn In Algerian-French Relations
Algeria sent a strong protest to France, following the decision of the judicial authorities in this country to charge one of its consular officers working on French soil and place him in temporary detention, as part of a judicial investigation into the alleged kidnapping of 'Amir Boukhras', known as 'Amir D.Z.', in 2024. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for the immediate release of the consular officer in pretrial detention and the full respect of the rights associated with his job, stipulated both in the framework of international and bilateral agreements, considering this an unprecedented turning point in the history of Algerian-French relations, 'in a specific context and with the aim of disrupting the process of resuming bilateral relations agreed upon by the two heads of state during their recent telephone conversation.' Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lounès Magramane, received Saturday at the ministry's headquarters French Ambassador to Algeria, Stéphane Romateh, who was informed of Algeria's strong protest against the decision of the French judicial authorities to place one of its consular officers working on French soil in temporary detention, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs. 'The purpose of this meeting was to express Algeria's strong protest against the decision of the French judicial authorities to charge one of its consular officers working on French soil and place him in temporary detention, as part of a judicial investigation into the alleged kidnapping of the rogue Amir Boukhras, known as 'Amir D.Z.' in 2024,' said the statement, adding that 'Algeria rejects the decision to charge one of its consular officers working on French soil.' 'Algeria categorically rejects, in form and substance, the reasons given by the French counter-terrorism prosecution to justify its decision to place the consular officer in pre-trial detention,' the source added, adding that 'Algeria categorically rejects the reasons given by the French counter-terrorism prosecution. In terms of form, Algeria recalls that the consular officer was arrested on a public road and placed under surveillance without notification through diplomatic channels, in flagrant violation of the immunities and privileges associated with his position at the Algerian Consulate in Créteil, as well as of the practices recognized in this regard between Algeria and France,' the source added. 'In terms of substance, Algeria emphasizes the fragility and weakness of the flimsy and absurd arguments presented by the security services of the French Ministry of Interior during the interrogation sessions, as this unacceptable judicial campaign is based on the mere fact that the phone of the accused consular officer may have been detected near the home address of Amir Boukhras,' said the source. 'Algeria demands the immediate release of the consular officer who is in pre-trial detention and the full respect of the rights related to his job, provided for in international and bilateral agreements, allowing him to defend himself properly and under the most basic conditions,' the statement stressed. 'This judicial turn, unprecedented in the history of Algerian-French relations, is not coincidental, as it comes in a specific context and with the purpose of disrupting the process of resuming bilateral relations agreed upon by the two heads of state during their recent telephone conversation,' the statement said. 'This unfortunate and inappropriate turn of events shows that some French parties do not share the same will to revitalize bilateral relations, and that the degree of commitment of some of them lacks the goodwill and sincerity to create the conditions for a normal and smooth resumption of bilateral relations,' it added. 'We cannot help but be struck by the cynical choice made by those obstructing the revitalization of bilateral relations regarding the criminal who was used as the instrument of this premeditated act. 'The blatant haste to use this criminal as a new front for anti-Algerian rhetoric is matched by the procrastination of the French authorities in dealing with the Algerian authorities' requests to extradite this saboteur linked to terrorist organizations,' the statement added. 'This new, unacceptable and unjustified development would seriously damage Algerian-French relations and would not contribute to pacification,' the source stressed. 'Algeria reiterates its keenness to assume its full responsibility to protect its consular staff and emphasizes its determination not to leave this case without consequences.
El Chorouk
05-03-2025
- Politics
- El Chorouk
Mr. Attaf: 'No to aborting a national project by stripping it of its bearers and removing a people from history'
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs Mr. Ahmed Attaf underscored Tuesday in Cairo the need to uphold and respect the independence of the Palestinian decision, calling for rallying around the Palestinian people to support the stabilization of the ceasefire and the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip after more than 15 months of genocidal Zionist aggression. In a speech delivered during the extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at summit level devoted to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, Mr. Attaf asserted that Algeria 'stresses the need to uphold and respect the independence of the Palestinian decision, especially in the face of the recent manifestation of an unbridled desire to marginalize the Palestinian voice and absent its role in the post-aggression arrangements on Gaza,' adding that these arrangements 'must strengthen, not weaken, the foundations of our cause and must clarify, not obscure, the landmarks on the road to establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state,' underlined Mr. Attaf. 'Today, we are called upon to rally around our Palestinian brothers. They need our support to stabilize the ceasefire, they need our support to launch reconstruction efforts, and they need our support to rekindle the flame of a permanent, just and final solution through the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.' 'These are all priorities that require everyone's contribution and participation, each from his or her position, each with his or her capabilities, and each with what his or her circumstances allow,' he said. Algeria will only be an active party in this endeavor, as it continues to fulfill its Arab mandate in the UN Security Council.' Algeria 'joins the voices of its Arab brothers to affirm its categorical rejection of the plans to displace Palestinians from their land, to denounce the desperate attempts to separate Gaza from the rest of the Palestinian territories, and to condemn all maneuvers to annex the West Bank and remove it from its authentic Palestinian bosom,' he said. Mr. Attaf warned that the danger today 'is the danger of dispersing a people after attempting to exterminate them, exporting a people after confiscating their land, and aborting a national project by stripping it of its bearers. In one expressive sentence, the danger today is the danger of removing a people from history, which is the Palestinian people, and preventing a state from entering the contemporary geopolitical space, which is the Palestinian state.' The extraordinary Arab summit is meeting 'amid an unprecedented state of disorientation and disorientation against the backdrop of the accelerated disappearance of the pillars of the contemporary international relations system, which today is witnessing manifestations of inwardness, unilateralism and disregard for international law, as well as the imposition of the logic of force and hegemony,' the foreign minister said. In this general context, 'the Palestinian people have faced various challenges, endured the most severe and harsh suffering, and made countless and indescribable sacrifices, but what is facing them today is far more serious and dangerous,' he said. 'Let our message be clear and purposeful, let our word be one and united, and let our ranks be united around our Palestinian brothers, their cause, our cause and the cause of all humanity,' concluded the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs. President of the Republic Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided not to personally participate in the emergency Arab summit hosted by Egypt on Tuesday, March 04, to discuss the developments of the Palestinian issue, and assigned Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf to represent Algeria. 'This decision came against the backdrop of the imbalances and shortcomings that marred the preparatory process for this summit, which was monopolized by a limited and narrow group of Arab countries that monopolized the preparation of the outcomes of the upcoming summit in Cairo without any coordination with other Arab countries concerned with the Palestinian issue,' the Algerian Press Agency (APS) said. The source explained that 'the President of the Republic was saddened by this way of working, which is based on the inclusion of countries and the exclusion of others, as if the support of the Palestinian cause has become the exclusive monopoly of some. While the logic of things was and still is to strengthen Arab unity and strengthen the rallying of all Arab countries around their central cause, the Palestinian cause, especially as it faces existential challenges that aim to strike at the heart of the Palestinian national project,' the source said.
Zawya
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Mr. Attaf pays courtesy visit to outgoing Lebanese PM
The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, wrapped up on Sunday his official visit to Lebanon with a courtesy visit to outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut. During the meeting, Attaf congratulated Najib Mikati on his successful leadership of the caretaker government and commended his commitment to strengthening Algerian-Lebanese consultation and cooperation during his premiership. For his part, Mikati asked Attaf to 'convey his brotherly greetings to the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as well as his heartfelt thanks for his support to the Lebanese Republic, both bilaterally and in Algeria's capacity as an Arab member of the Security Council. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
