Cuba's President Raul Castro (R) shakes hands with President

Cuba's President Raul Castro (R) shakes hands with President of the Upper House Abdelkader Bensallahd while President of Algerian Parliament Abdelaziz Ziari (C) and Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia watch during a welcome ceremony upon his arrival to Algiers February 7, 2009. Castro began a three-day visit to Algeria on Saturday in a sign of continued warm ties with a country that Cuba helped break free of colonial rule almost half a century ago.
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