The strengthening of Algeria’s economic and commercial cooperation with Canada and Belgium was on the agenda of meetings this Saturday between the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rezig, and the ambassadors of the two countries. The main focus of the meeting was the activation of bilateral Business Councils.
The Business Councils, central to the discussions, are an essential tool to boost cooperation between Algeria and its partners. The diplomats each expressed their countries’ willingness to strengthen the partnership and expand cooperation areas.
With the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Algeria, Jean-Jacques Quairiat, the Minister of Foreign Trade examined ways to reinforce economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries, the ministry said in a statement.
Both parties discussed prospects for developing trade exchanges and broadening areas of bilateral partnership, considering their mutual interests.
Rezig highlighted “Algeria’s determination to consolidate its economic relations with Belgium, regarded as an important partner,” stressing the importance of activating the Algerian-Belgian Business Council as a concrete mechanism to strengthen economic partnerships between operators in both countries. He also mentioned organising exhibitions of Algerian products in Belgium and Belgian products in Algeria to showcase production capacities and cooperation opportunities existing in both countries.
For his part, Ambassador Jean-Jacques Quairiat expressed his country’s willingness to strengthen cooperation with Algeria, affirming Belgium’s desire to expand economic partnership areas to serve common interests and benefit both nations.
The strengthening and expansion of economic and commercial cooperation between Algeria and Canada were also on the agenda of the meeting between the minister and Canada’s ambassador to Algeria, Robin Lynn Wettlaufer.
The two parties examined opportunities to develop trade exchanges and diversify bilateral economic partnerships to consolidate the cooperation framework between Algeria and Canada, the same source explained. Regarding Canada, the minister also underlined the importance of reactivating the Algerian-Canadian Business Council as a platform to support economic partnerships and promote joint projects. He stressed organising fairs and exhibitions of Algerian products in Canada and Canadian products in Algeria to stimulate trade exchanges and better highlight economic opportunities offered by both markets.
The Canadian ambassador expressed her country’s commitment to strengthening economic cooperation with Algeria, while highlighting Canada’s willingness to broaden partnership areas to achieve common interests and realise successful projects for both parties.