ALGIERS- The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Lounes Magramane, met with the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Gilles Carbonnier, as part of his continuing bilateral meetings on the sidelines of his participation in the High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva from February 24 to 26, 2025, the ministry said Tuesday in a press release.

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These discussions were “an opportunity to highlight the strong and privileged relations between Algeria and the ICRC, and to reiterate Algeria’s firm and constant commitment to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).”

The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss “ways to strengthen relations between the two parties, in addition to the possibility of continuing consultation on a number of crisis hotspots where the Organization is present, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories and various conflicts on the African continent,” concluded the press release.

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