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“The President’s well-deserved victory shows the Algerian people’s trust in him, as well as his wisdom and handling of the events shaking the world,” President al-Assad noted in his congratulatory message.

The Syrian President also wished his brother, the President of the Republic, “success in his duties,” expressing his determination to “develop bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries,” the same source indicated.

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