Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel

Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel (R) shakes hand with British Minister of State Bill Rammell following their joint press conference, on November 24, 2008 in Algiers. Rammell is on a two-day visit to Algeria. The two ministers will co-chair the third Algerian-British Joint Committee meeting on bilateral relations and issues of common interest, created in accordance with the memorandum signed by the two countries in 2006.
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