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Algeria to reopen Kyiv embassy


A general view shows a part of the downtown in Algiers, Algeria March 13, 2019. (Credit: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo)

Moscow ally Algeria is set to reopen its embassy in Kyiv which has been closed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

"This decision comes within the framework of safeguarding the interests of the Algerian state," a ministry statement said, adding that the embassy would reopen soon but without providing details.

A charge d'affaires will run the mission when it reopens, it added.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had announced the planned reopening during a television broadcast on Friday, acknowledging Algeria's long-standing relations with Russia.

Algeria and Russia have solid trade links that saw exchanges between the two countries reach $3 billion in 2021.

They also have military ties and are members of OPEC+, a group of oil producers led by Russia, as well as the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.


Moscow ally Algeria is set to reopen its embassy in Kyiv which has been closed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

"This decision comes within the framework of safeguarding the interests of the Algerian state," a ministry statement said, adding that the embassy would reopen soon but...