1st ministerial conference of Africa-Russia Partnership Forum: Attaf in Sochi

ALGIERS- Assigned by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, arrived Friday in Sochi, Russia, to participate in the proceedings of the first ministerial conference of the Africa-Russia Partnership Forum, to be held November 9-10, the ministry said in a statement.

[ecr]

The ministerial meeting is part of the implementation of the decisions and recommendations made in the first and the second summits of the Africa-Russia Partnership Forum, according to the statement that added that the meeting's proceedings will focus on the ways and prospects for the strengthening of Russia-Africa partnership in a number of priority areas for the two sides.

On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting's proceedings, Ahmed Attaf will hold discussions with his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov, and a number of African counterparts, the statement added.

[/ecr]