ALGIERS – Friday, 24 November 2023 (APS) – The speaker of the People’s National Assembly (lower house of Parliament), Brahim Boughali, held discussions Thursday, in Quito, with his Ecuadoran counterpart, Henry Kronfle, on the sidelines of his participation, as the representative of the president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa Azin, the lower house said Friday in a statement.
“The speaker of the People’s National Assembly congratulated, on behalf of the president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, his Ecuadoran counterpart on the inauguration of the new president of Ecuador,” the statement said, adding that he also stressed “the president of the Republic’s commitment to strengthen relations with the countries of Latin America.”
Boughali welcomed “the synergy between the two countries as well as the convergence of positions and principles regarding several issues of common interest.”
He also mentioned “the events shaking the world today, and mainly the dangerous situation in Palestine and the collective genocide against the defenceless Palestinian people,” denouncing “the double standard in dealing with the Palestinian issue.”