Algerian foreign minister to visit UAE, Egypt

ALGIERS - 24 July 2017: Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelkader Messahel will leave on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates Tuesday as part of a tour that will also take him to Egypt.

In a statement on Monday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Messahel will have talks with his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on regional and international issues of mutual concern and boosting bilateral ties.

Messahel will head to Cairo on Thursday to chair an Arab League extraordinary session on the Israeli forces' recent violations against holy sites in Jerusalem.