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Lord (Tariq) Ahmad makes second visit to Algeria

Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Algeria to strengthen the bilateral relationship, particularly in education, trade and climate.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

During the 2-day visit from 8 to 9 June, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, UN and the Commonwealth, met with government Ministers, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Higher Education, Minister of Finance and Minister for Religious Affairs.

Lord (Tariq) Ahmad discussed the importance of the UK-Algeria bilateral partnership particularly in the areas of education, trade and climate.

The Minister also visited sites of religious importance, and met with senior Algerian parliamentarians and business leaders.

On completing the visit, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad said:

I was very pleased to make my second visit to Algeria.

The UK and Algeria have a wide-ranging relationship built on mutual challenges and opportunities from climate change to trade to education to promoting peace and open societies.

I look forward to continuing to build on our historic relationship with the Algerian government and people.

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Published 10 June 2022