Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune headed to Russia Tuesday for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, the Algerian presidency said.
The visit comes “in the framework of strengthening cooperation between the two friendly countries”, the presidency said in a statement.
Tebboune will also take part in an international economic forum in St Petersburg held between June 14 to 17, the statement added.
Algiers and Moscow have long shared close ties, with bilateral trade worth about $3 billion annually, based “largely on mechanical construction, metals and agriculture”, the Russian economic mission in Algeria said.
Russia is also a major arms supplier to Algeria.
Algiers has maintained warm ties with both Moscow and its European neighbours, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.
Source: Macau Business
