Algeria

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has reaffirmed his continued support for Presidential Council's Head Mohammed Menfi and the steps aimed at reaching a comprehensive political settlement to the political crisis, as well as national reconciliation in Libya, according to the media office of the President of the Presidential Council.

Menfi held on Wednesday a bilateral meeting with Tebboune in Algiers. At the beginning of the meeting, Menfi congratulated President Tebboune on his victory in the presidential elections and the Algerian people's renewed confidence in him, expressing his great appreciation for the strong bilateral relations between the two countries.

Menfi's media office said that the meeting discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations, issues of common interest, in addition to the depth and centrality of strategic relations between Libya and Algeria, especially in light of the threats facing the region, and the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation to overcome the current critical stage that the Arab region and the Islamic world are going through, especially the Palestinian issue.

It added that the meeting reaffirmed the mutual keenness to strengthen bilateral institutional mechanisms and follow up on various aspects of bilateral relations and ways to develop them continuously.

Meanwhile, Tebboune in turn stressed the depth of the historical relationship that unites the two brotherly peoples in various fields, and his continued support for Menfi in all his steps to reach a comprehensive political settlement leading to fair and transparent parliamentary and presidential elections, in addition to his support for the national reconciliation project adopted by the Council. He also stressed the importance of continuing joint cooperation in all fields, in a way that enhances stability and development in the region.