Algerian legislators visit Indonesia

A group of Algerian parliamentarians is paying a visit to Indonesia, which will last till Feb. 8, the Antara news agency reported Thursday.

The visit is a reciprocal one to that made by Indonesian House Commission I members to Algeria in last April, which resulted in an agreement between the two parliaments to set up an Indonesia-Algeria Parliamentary Friendship to increase cooperation, Antara quoted a statement of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry as saying.

During the visit, the Algerian lawmakers, who are from the commission of foreign relations, cooperation and emigration, are scheduled to meet with their Indonesian counterparts in the House Commission I and the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP).

They would discuss, among others, efforts to increase cooperation between the two countries' parliaments.

The Algerian parliamentarians will also meet with leaders of the Indonesian parliament and Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda.

They are also scheduled to visit the Asia-Africa museum in Bandung, West Java which is an important site in view of the history of Algeria's independence.

Chief of the Algerian parliamentary delegation Reguieg Bentabet said on Wednesday that as a country that has a strong commitment to the Palestinian struggle, the Algerian parliament has been actively promoting solidarity for Palestine.

The visit, among others, is also aimed at supporting and appreciating Indonesia that has also been actively promoting solidarity for the Palestinian struggle, he said.

Source: People's Daily.
Link: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6586394.html.