Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf

On January 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in New York with Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.

The ministers had a trust-based exchange of views on urgent international and regional issues with an emphasis on the unprecedented escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They focused on coordinating efforts in the UN Security Council and General Assembly with a view to reaching a ceasefire and ensuring free humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip.

The ministers also discussed priorities in further strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership in the spirit of the agreements reached during Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s state visit to Russia on June 13-17, 2023.