Iran, Algeria agree on cancellation of political visas
Iran and Algeria have agreed on the cancellation of political visas between the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.
Amir-Abdollahian met on Saturday with his visiting Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, saying the relations between the two countries proceed on the right track.
In a joint press conference after the meeting, the foreign minister said the two sides agreed on the cancellation of political visas as the first step, which will be followed by the cancellation of regular visas as the second step.
Amir-Abdollahian met Attaf earlier in the day in Tehran, where the two discussed the expansion of ties between Tehran and Algiers, among other issues of mutual interest.
In the joint press conference, the chief Iranian diplomat said they agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of science, technology, knowledge-based companies, agriculture, medicine and medical equipment, industry, and mining.
He noted that the two sides agreed on holding a joint follow-up commission between Iran’s first vice president and Algeria’s prime minister, and the foreign ministries of both countries would be in charge of the follow-up.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi also met the Algerian official later in the day, when he emphasized the will of the Islamic Republic to expand cooperation and improve the level of relations with “the brother country,” IRNA reported.
Referring to Iran’s significant scientific and technological achievements and announcing his country’s readiness to share the achievements with Algeria, Raeisi considered the strengthening of interactions between Muslim states as a basis for forming a strong group of Islamic-aligned countries.
“If other Islamic countries had the position that Iran and Algeria have in supporting Palestine, today we would not have witnessed many atrocities of the ruling system against Muslims in the region and the world,” he said.