Present there were the general director for Asia and Oceania of the Foreign Ministry of Algeria, advisor to the prime minister's office and the DPRK ambassador to Algeria.

The prime minister said the Algerian government appreciates the sincere efforts made by the DPRK government to ensure peace and security on the Korean peninsula and reunify the country independently and peacefully without foreign interference and expresses support and solidarity for them.

It is the will and steadfast stand of the government and people of Algeria to continue developing the bilateral friendly relations with a long history and tradition, he noted.

He expressed the will to strive to boost cooperation between the two countries in the economic field in close touch with each other.

He said he was pleased that everything is going well in the DPRK under the wise leadership of H.E. Kim Jong Un, wishing the Korean people bigger achievements in their efforts for the country's prosperity.