MOSCOW – Thursday, 15 June 2023 (APS) – The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for accepting Algeria’s mediation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, saying that Algeria “will live up to this trust.”

In a joint statement, the President of the Republic thanked President Putin “for his welcome and for having accepted Algeria’s mediation in the conflict between Russia, a friendly country, and Ukraine.”

 

President Tebboune assured his Russian counterpart that Algeria “will live up to this trust.”

For his part, President Putin thanked Algeria and President Tebboune for their willingness to mediate the conflict between his country and Ukraine.

Recalling that Algeria is a member of the Arab League Contact Group on Ukraine, President Putin said he had explained to President Tebboune “Russia’s vision, the origins of this conflict, and the circumstances surrounding it.”

The Russian President announced that he would be receiving heads of delegations from the African continent on Saturday to discuss the initiative proposed by Algeria to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict.