Bouteflika to visit the Arab Gulf states

The Algerian daily al-Bilad said in its Sunday's issue that the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika will pay a visit to the Arab Gulf region within the few coming months.

The paper added that President Bouteflika will start his tour with Saudi Arabia and will then move to the United Arab Emirates and then other Arab Gulf states in a tour which aims at establishing remarkable relations between his country and the Arab Gulf states.

Meantime, the Algerian President asserted that Algeria stands with those whose countries are occupied by Israel, like Syria and Lebanon.

In a statement to the London-Based al-Wasat magazine in its recent issue the Algerian President said " our peace with Israel is not separated from the peace maintained by Syria, Lebanon and Palestine with Israel."

The Algerian President also asserted that Algeria's stand will not be shaken and it is principled " we have had with Palestine and we will continue until the end."

On the acts of violence taking place in Algeria, President Bouteflika said what is taken place is " mostly acts of thieves and repressors."