YEREVAN. – Armenia’s National Security Council (NSC) Secretary, Arthur Baghdasaryan, on Thursday met with a delegation led by Mohamed Kamel Rezag Bara, Secretary for Coordinating the Activities of the Security Council of Algeria, and Presidential Adviser on Counter-Terrorism.

Following their private talk, an extended-format meeting was held, during which they discussed the Armenian-Algerian cooperation in the domain of security, NSC press service informs.  

Baghdasaryan noted that the Algerian delegation’s visit will enable to further develop Armenian-Algerian ties.

“First, we can conduct regular consultations. Second, we can establish cooperation between law enforcement agencies of Armenia and Algeria. And third, we can establish partnership between the armed forces of both countries in the area of defense,” the NSC secretary said. 

The parties discussed economic cooperation, as well. Baghdasaryan noted that there exist the necessary prerequisites to expand trade and economic ties between Armenia and Algeria. 

“Algeria is a friendly country for Armenia, and I am hopeful that this visit will give a boost to the strengthening of ties between our countries and cooperation in several foreign policy domains,” Arthur Baghdasaryan stressed.   

In his turn, Mohamed Kamel Rezag Bara noted that Algeria stands ready to deepen collaboration with Armenia.

“The agreements that are reached will be a solid basis for the development of Armenian-Algerian relations. A political dialogue needs to start, [and] a mechanism for consultations and a road map need to be made in order to deepen the cooperation,” he stated.

At the end of the talks, the National Security Council Secretary invited Algeria’s respective officials to Armenia, where an international antidrug action will be conducted in 2013.