Bouteflika confers with the emir of Qatar

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani held a round of official talks on Wednesday in Algiers.

On the Algerian side, the meeting was attended by Algerian Prime Minister Ahmad Bin Bitour and Foreign Minister Youcef Yousfi, while the Qatari side was represented by Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khaleifa al-Thani and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani. Sheikh Hamad arrived earlier in the day in Algeria on an official visit.