Legitimate rights of Palestinian, Sahrawi peoples: President Tebboune reaffirms Algeria’s supportive stance
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday reaffirmed Algeria’s supportive positions for finding a just solution that restores the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights and establishes their independent state, as well as a just political solution that enables the people of Western Sahara to exercise their right to self-determination.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, at the Presidential Palace following their talks, the Algerian President said “We discussed a range of international and regional issues and exchanged views. On the Palestinian issue, we reaffirmed that lasting peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through a just solution that restores Palestinian rights based on international law and that establishes an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds as its capital.”
Regarding Libya, the President added “We renewed our emphasis on the need for a peaceful resolution through Libyan-led consensus and dialogue, the holding of elections and the rejection of foreign interference.”
As regards Western Sahara, the President underlined “We reaffirmed our support for a just political solution in line with international law that allows the Sahrawi people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination, and we voiced our backing for the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy.”
The President stressed that the meeting “provided us with an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its regional and global implications. President Lukashenko and I agreed on the need to promote dialogue and negotiations to prevent further escalation and achieve a peaceful settlement based on international cooperation and the UN Charter.”
Tebboune also underlined that the official visit to Algeria by his Belarusian counterpart “is the first at this level and reflects our shared political commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.” He pointed out that the visit “follows two key milestones in our relations,” namely the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries and the holding of the first session of the Joint Governmental Committee in Belarus, “which yielded encouraging results.”
The Algerian President said that the Committee’s second session “will take place in Algeria in the coming weeks, providing a key opportunity to expand and deepen our cooperation and develop mechanisms to address challenges, particularly the geographical distance between us.” He also expressed his great pleasure at holding talks with his Belarusian counterpart, during which they assessed the progress “we’ve made in our cooperation,” while also discussing “the broad outlines of a roadmap covering multi-sector cooperation through 2026-2027.” “We agreed to promote partnership and investment in agriculture, health, veterinary medicine, mechanical and pharmaceutical industries, energy, and scientific research,” he said, expressing “great satisfaction with the signing of new cooperation agreements between our two countries, which set our partnership on a promising path within a sustainable institutional framework.”
The Algerian President also welcomed “the outcomes of the business forum, which encourages increased trade,” adding that trade between the two countries remains modest. He emphasized the importance of making the most of the investment opportunities available in both countries.
