Nairobi: The State visit of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Slovenia, was an opportunity to reaffirm the willingness of the two countries to establish a promising strategic partnership, encompassing multisectoral bilateral cooperation. The visit, which began Monday at the invitation of Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar, allowed both leaders, during one-on-one talks that later expanded to include both countries’ delegations, to take stock of the state of bilateral relations and to explore ways to further strengthen them.
According to Algeria Press Service, during a joint press conference, the President of the Republic and his Slovenian counterpart highlighted a convergence of views on several issues of common interest, ranging from energy cooperation to the management of global challenges such as artificial intelligence, migration, or even environmental issues, thus paving the way to a sustainable strategic partnership between Algiers and Ljubljana.
In this respect, the President
of the Republic noted that there is ‘a total convergence’ between the two countries on all issues, expressing Algeria’s willingness to satisfy this country’s gas needs and mentioned the possibility for Slovenia to contribute to projects carried out by Algeria.
President Tebboune also commended ‘the courageous and sincere stances’ of the Republic of Slovenia regarding the Palestinian cause, as well as its position on the Western Sahara issue, while reiterating his wish to reach a solution under the auspices of the United Nations that enshrines the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination through the organization of a referendum.
For her part, the President of Slovenia expressed her country’s position on the Palestinian cause, urging the international community to ‘ramp up dialogue toward immediate action to halt Israeli aggressions against Gaza.’ She also reaffirmed her country’s stance on the Western Sahara issue, calling for the ‘right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination as part of interna
tional legality.’
Furthermore, the two Presidents co-chaired the opening of the Algeria-Slovenia Business Forum. In this regard, the President of the Republic called on Algerian and Slovenian businessmen to work towards strengthening bilateral economic and commercial relations so that they are at the level of good political relations.
The President of the Republic signed with the Slovenian Prime Minister, Robert Golob, a Joint Declaration and chaired the signing ceremony of several agreements and memorandums of understanding. During his three-day visit, the President of the Republic went to the center of inventions and artificial intelligence where he learned about the most recent technological projects, as well as intelligent systems developed by Slovenia in various fields.
He also visited the prestigious Lipica Stud Farm, an establishment among the oldest and most famous in Europe and in the world.