That included three from North Africa: Mohamed Sherif Kourta (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria), Lotfi Bouchaara (Kingdom of Morocco) and Tarak ben Salem (Republic of Tunisia). Putin took the opportunity, through the diplomatic representatives, to invite foreign leaders and delegations to attend celebrations marking the great event in Moscow. The presidential election held there late last year was a big step towards political and social reform in your country. We see good possibilities for building up economic and military-technical cooperation and for coordinating efforts in the interests of stronger stability and security in North Africa and the Sahel-Saharan zone. I hope to see him in Russia soon,” he told Algerian Ambassador, Mohamed Sherif Kourta during the ceremony.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2020 11:48 UTC