Moroccan ambassador hands credentials to Algerian president

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika received in Algier Wednesday Moroccan ambassador Mohamed Said Benrayane, who handed him his credentials as the Kingdom's ambassador to Algeria.

Benrayane later told the press he conveyed the Algerian president a message of brotherly greetings from king Mokammed VI.

The diplomat said talks covered issue of common concern at the bilateral and regional scales and voiced optimism as to the positive evolution of relations between the two brotherly states.

The meeting was attended by Algerian state minister and foreign affairs minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem.