Netherlands FM visits Algeria

Netherlands' Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen arrived Tuesday to Algeria on a two-day official visit as part of bilateral talks.

• Verhagen described bilateral relations between Algeria and Netherlands as “good” saying he hoped his visit would boost them.
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• “The two countries have links in trade sector and counter-terrorism,” he told reporters when arrived at Algiers airport.
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• Algeria is an important supplier of liquid natural gas (LNG) to Netherlands, a country seeking of becoming the ’gas rotunda’ of Europe.
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•  In March 2007, Netherlands signed an investment protection agreement (IBO) with Algeria creating legal security for mutual investors.