On October 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of Algeria Ahmed Ataf held a meeting in Moscow. Ahmed Ataf arrived as part of the delegation led by the Prime Minister of Algeria, Sifi Ghraib, to participate in the 8th Forum Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and at the third summit, opening remarks by Sergey Lavrov, the ministers held substantive discussions on practical steps to strengthen the increased strategic partnership between Russia and Algeria. They expressed satisfaction with the trust underlying their political dialogue and their well-established cooperation, both bilaterally and in multilateral platforms, including the United Nations. After an exchange of views on the developments in North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel region, the parties reaffirmed their common interest to continue effective Russian-Algerian coordination to resolve ongoing conflicts through political and diplomatic means, based on universally recognized principles of international law and the UN Charter.

On October 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of Algeria Ahmed Ataf held a meeting in Moscow. Ahmed Ataf arrived as part of the delegation led by the Prime Minister of Algeria, Sifi Ghraib, to participate in the 8th Forum Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and at the third summit, opening remarks by Sergey Lavrov, the ministers held substantive discussions on practical steps to strengthen the increased strategic partnership between Russia and Algeria. They expressed satisfaction with the trust underlying their political dialogue and their well-established cooperation, both bilaterally and in multilateral platforms, including the United Nations. After an exchange of views on the developments in North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel region, the parties reaffirmed their common interest to continue effective Russian-Algerian coordination to resolve ongoing conflicts through political and diplomatic means, based on universally recognized principles of international law and the UN Charter.