Algeria's president starting state visit to Russia at invitation of Putin
Algerian authorities say President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has started a three-day state visit to Russia meant to strengthen relations of “friendship and cooperation” at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin ALGIERS, Algeria -- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday is starting a three-day state visit to Russia meant to strengthen relations of “friendship and cooperation” at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, authorities said Tuesday. The Algerian presidency said in a statement that Tebboune will attend an economic forum to be held this week in the city of St. Petersburg. Putin’s invitation had been conveyed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Algiers in May last year with the aim of developing bilateral Military , economic and humanitarian ties, and in other areas. Some Algerian media have criticized the visit amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. “The timing is not at all appropriate, as this visit by the president could...