17 December 2010
On Wednesday, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received, National Defense Minister Ridha Grira, who extended to him a message of esteem and consideration from President Ben Ali.

In his message, President Ben Ali expresses his feelings of fraternity, commending President Bouteflika's efforts in leading Algeria towards more progress and development and his commitment to boost the relations of bilateral co-operation and diversify its fields, so as to hoist them to the level of the excellent long-standing relations binding the two countries and the two brotherly peoples.

The Algerian President entrusted the National Defense Minister with extending his regards and high consideration to his brother President Ben Ali and his wishes for more success in leading Tunisia.

The National Defense Minister is on a visit to Algeria at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Abdelmalek Guenaizia.

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