Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf has been in Brussels since this Tuesday for an official visit to the Kingdom of Belgium. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the trip—commissioned by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune—aims to support the renewed dynamism that Algerian‑Belgian relations have recently experienced and to build a more intensive, effective and efficient bilateral partnership. The statement notes that ties between Algeria and Belgium are already strong and fruitful, underpinned by more than twenty agreements covering several sectors.
During the visit, Mr. Attaf held talks with his Belgian counterpart, Maxime Prévot, and was scheduled to meet with senior Belgian officials. Bilateral relations are characterized by active cooperation in the political, economic and security fields. There is a clear drive to boost trade exchanges and to attract more Belgian investment into Algeria. The partnership is broad‑based, with agreements in agriculture, energy, health and justice, including areas such as aquaculture, animal health, nuclear medicine, oncology and transport. A recent memorandum of understanding on air services has been signed to increase the number of weekly flights and facilitate people‑to‑people and business exchanges.
According to official data on bilateral trade, two‑way trade exceeded 2.7 billion euros in 2023, with the balance in Algeria’s favor. Efforts are underway to ramp up Belgian investment, notably via the Belgo‑Algerian Business Council (CABA), which is expected to inject fresh momentum and tangible follow‑up into relations between the two countries under a win‑win logic. Several Algerian sectors are attracting Belgian firms seeking to invest in niches that require specialized expertise, advanced know‑how and cutting‑edge technology. Business circles describe relations between the two countries as a model of mutually beneficial cooperation, with Brussels praising Algeria’s financial reliability and its improving business climate.
At the political and diplomatic level, high‑level visits are frequent, and the visit by Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf is seen as a key milestone in these ties. On the human‑relations front, the Algerian community in Belgium is not very large, but it is clearly present in the economic and academic spheres. According to 2024 statistics, the community numbers a little over 50,000 people and forms a significant human and cultural link, actively contributing to social and economic life in Belgium.