Iran sends senior delegation to Algeria, Tunisia as relations warm
This week, a high-level Iranian delegation is visiting Algeria and Tunisia for talks with senior officials from both North African countries.
An Iranian delegation is visiting Algeria and Tunisia this week as Tehran looks to strengthen its footing in North Africa.
Iran’s delegation, which wraps up a three-day visit to Algeria on Wednesday and is set to arrive in Tunisia on Thursday, is led by Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee and former member and spokesperson of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council.
According to Algerian state press, Azizi met with Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf; the chairman of the Algerian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Mohamed Khouane; the president of the Algerian parliament Brahim Boughali; and Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mining Mohamed Arkad.
A release from Ahmed Attaf’s office on Tuesday said that Attaf and Azizi discussed “the reality and prospects of the fraternal and co-operative relations between the two brotherly countries,” as well as how to boost relations to “the highest possible levels.”
