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is represented in

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through its embassy in

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. Cyprus is represented in Algeria through its embassy in

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. Both countries are full members of the

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Official meetings

When presenting his credentials to Cyprus President

Tassos Papadopoulos Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos ( el, Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fifth president of Cyp ...

in January 2005, Algeria's Beirut-based Ambassador to Cyprus Ibrahim Benaouda Haci said that Algeria's President

Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

confirmed his willingness to strengthen the relations between Algeria and Cyprus. In October 2006, the ambassador of Cyprus, Minas Hadjimichael presented his credentials to the president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, thanked him for Algeria's support to Cyprus in the framework of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement, and discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties. The president of Algeria said he was satisfied with the friendly relations between the two countries, but stressed that his country favored reunification of the Cyprus Republic. He also expressed his wish for enhancing bilateral cooperation. Algeria has consistently supported

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based on UN resolutions. In an April 2005 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister

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in Algeria, President Bouteflika said he supports

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on the Cyprus problem, and considers that Turkey has done everything they could be expected to do to solve the Cyprus problem. In November 1998 the Algerian foreign minister met his Greek Cypriot counterpart. In February 2001 the Algerian foreign minister visited Cyprus. In November 2001 the president of the Republic of Cyprus,

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received the credentials of the new Ambassador of Algeria Ahmed Boudehri. In September 2003 the Cypriot president and the heads of Algeria, Senegal, Kuwait met to discuss regional issues.

Agreements, trade and investment

Cyprus and Algeria have concluded various agreements. For example, in November 1997, Algeria and Cyprus agreed on a framework for maritime exchanges between the two countries, lifting obstacles on the free movement of ships and offering preferential treatment at the ports in both countries. In December 1999 Algeria and Cyprus signed an air transport agreement to introduce a legal framework governing air routes between Algeria and Cyprus. In July 2000, Algerian news agency APS signed a cooperation agreement with the Cypriot news agency that covers exchange of English news items and photographs. In December 2001, the Algerian firm Sonatrach and Cyprus oil company Medex Petroleum signed an exploration deal covering the north of Bordj Omar Idriss in the

Illizi Illizi ( ar, إيليزي) is a town and commune, coextensive with Illizi District, situated in the south-eastern part of Algeria, and capital of Illizi Province. According to the 2008 census it is the largest commune by population in the provin ...

basin in south-eastern Algeria. Cyprus is considering Algeria as a potential partner to assist with extracting untapped oil and gas from the island's exclusive economic zone. Other partners being considered are Libya, Russian and Algeria – full details of the negotiations have not yet been released to the public domain.

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Bilateral relations of Cyprus

Official meetings

Agreements, trade and investment

See also

References