Mr. Magramane co-chairs with the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia the second session of the Algerian-Latvian bilateral political consultations

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lounes Magramane, co-chaired, Monday in Latvia (Riga), with the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Andzejs Vilumsons, the 2nd Algerian-Latvian bilateral political consultations.

These talks enabled reviewing the friendly Algeria-Latvia relations founded on solidarity and mutual respect values, as well as ways to strengthen the institutional and legal framework for cooperation between the two countries in order to give it further momentum, particularly through encouraging the exchange of visits at various levels.

In this regard, the two parties reiterated  their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral ties across multiple sectors by exploring opportunities to enhance economic and commercial cooperation aligned with both countries’ capabilities, particularly in priority areas including information and communication technology, artificial intelligence, startups, digitalization, higher education and scientific research.

Regarding multilateral cooperation, the two sides agreed on the need to intensify coordination and enhance political consultations between the two countries across various international forums to effectively address current challenges.

Mr. Magramane expressed Algeria's willingness to explore ways to share its experience on the UN Security Council as Latvia begins its first-ever term as a non-permanent member of the International Security Council for 2026-2027.

In this respect, the two parties also exchanged visions and analyses on a number of regional and international issues of common interest, and especially those related to developments of situations in their respective regional spheres.