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On the afternoon of October 27, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son received Mr. Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Overseas National Communities and African Affairs of the Democratic and Peoples Republic of Algeria. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son received Mr. Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Communities and African Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Algeria and the People - Photo: VGP/Hai Minh At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son highly appreciated Mr. Lounes Magramane for leading the Algerian delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Combating Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention), showing the importance of Algeria for the good traditional relationship between the two countries, and at the same time contributing to the overall success of this historic event. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the Hanoi Convention Opening Ceremony welcomed more than 2,500 delegates from more than 110 national delegations, 150 regional and private international organizations along with more than 50 research agencies, and received great attention from domestic and foreign news agencies with about 400 reporters. from 189 press agencies. Especially the signing ceremony Attracting 72 countries to sign the Convention on October 25 - 26, of which 64 countries signed right in the signing session at the main hall, a record number for a signing ceremony outside the United Nations Headquarters. Regarding Vietnam-Algeria relations, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that although geographically distant, the two countries are always connected by historical similarities, sharing the same desire for peace, national independence and prosperous development. Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria congratulated Vietnam on successfully organizing the opening ceremony to sign the Hanoi Convention, thereby contributing to enhancing the position of diplomacy as well as the country, culture and people of Vietnam - Photo: VGP/Hai Minh Based on the good relationship between the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son proposed that the two sides coordinate closely and cooperate effectively to continue to elevate the bilateral relationship through exchanging delegations, clearly identifying priority areas for cooperation such as agriculture. Industry, energy, education and training, tourism and people-to-people exchanges. The Deputy Prime Minister proposed that the two sides actively complete and sign legal frameworks, including the Investment Protection Agreement and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, creating favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to promote cooperation and investment, aiming to bring economic relations to practical and effective development, bringing practical benefits to the two countries. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son gave a gift to Mr. Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Overseas National Communities and African Affairs of the Democratic and Peoples Republic of Algeria - Photo: VGP/Hai Minh General Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria thanked Vietnam for giving the delegation a warm and thoughtful welcome during their first visit to Vietnam; congratulated Vietnam on successfully organizing the Opening Ceremony of the Hanoi Convention, emphasizing that Vietnams careful and thoughtful preparation in all aspects contributed to the extremely impressive success of the Convention Opening Ceremony, thereby contributing to enhancing the position of diplomacy as well as the country, culture, and people of Vietnam. Agreeing with Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Sons opinions on the direction of promoting relations between the two countries, the Secretary General of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in the political consultation with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Anh Tuan, the two sides actively discussed the legal framework to take Vietnam-Algeria relations further and stronger on the basis of very good political relations. The two sides agreed to carefully prepare for delegation exchange activities in 2025; continue the tradition of supporting each other at multilateral forums, especially the United Nations./.Hai MinhSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee more