Vietnam and Algeria should work to remove bottlenecks for investment and trade activities as well as complete a legal framework of support measures so businesses from both sides can enter each other’s market.

The Vietnam visit by Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel from July 13-14 was given intensive coverage by Algeria’s daily Elmoudjahid.

Vietnam hopes to strengthen its cooperation with Algeria across many key sectors, particularly economy and trade, to match the success of their bilateral political ties, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel.

Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel expressed his wish to foster ties with Vietnam in the fields of politics-diplomacy, trade, investment, oil and gas, and labour during his talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on July 13.

Vietnam and Algeria need to make stronger actions to further promote their economic cooperation and bilateral partnership in line with the two newly emerging economies’ existing potential, said Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel.

The upcoming Vietnamese visit of Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel is one of the important activities helping to intensify all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Algeria.

Algeria’s Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel will visit Vietnam on July 13-14 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

An exhibition showcasing paintings by a Vietnamese artist is being organised for the first time in Algeria from May 13-14 by the Vietnamese Embassy in the country in collaboration with the Algerian Ministry of Culture.

Vietnam returns to the International Fair of Algiers (FIA) in Algeria this year, showcasing a variety of products in agriculture, handicraft, clothing, telecommunication and fine arts that are seeking inroads into the local market.

The first Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Viet Vo Dao Grand Prix was held successfully in Algeria on May 4-5.

Indonesia’s Pertamina International EP will start drilling 20 oil wells at the Hassi Berkine oil field, southern Algeria, next May with an estimated output of 30,000 barrels each day.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru paid a working trip to the southern province of Tamanrasset from April 10-13.

The Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat league made its debut in Algiers, Algeria on February 24.

Overseas Vietnamese are engaging in a wide range of activities in celebration of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important holiday in Vietnam.