Major General Mohamed Saleh Benbicha, Secretary-General of the Algerian Ministry of Defense, received Yury Valyaev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Defense and Security Committee and Chairman of the Algerian-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group.
During the visit, the Federation Council delegation, headed by Yuri Valyaev, held talks with members of the defense committees of both chambers of the Algerian Parliament.
According to a statement from the Algerian Ministry of Defense, the talks addressed areas of mutual interest, such as the joint committee on military-technical cooperation.
The two sides also praised the excellent bilateral relations and the mechanisms for consultation and cooperation between the two countries.
Following the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue consultations in various fields to enhance bilateral cooperation.
It's worth noting that Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin paid a working visit to Algeria in 2024, where he held talks with the Algerian Parliament's leadership on parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.