Butaflika visits France in mid June

The spokeswoman for the French Presidency Catherine Colona said that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will hold an official visit to France on June 13 to 16. A first visit of its kind by the Algerian President to France.

Colona added in a statement on Wednesday in Paris on the occasion of the current visit held by the chairman of the Algerian nation's council ( Parliament) Rashid Bu Me'za to Paris that the French President indicated during his meeting with Bu Me'za at the Elysee palace that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika will visit France on June 13.

Chirac added that he gives great importance to the French- Algerian relations, commending the way President Butaflika, since he was elected, he expressed his desire to restore back warm and close relations with France in the framework of honoring Algeria's identity.

The French president also underlined the importance of Algeria in the Arab Maghreb and in Africa. He also hinted the key role played by the Algerian community in France.