Malian President visits Algeria

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has received Monday in Algiers his Malian counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who is on a state visit to Algeria.
The audience was attended by Speaker of the Council of the Nation (Upper House of Parliament) Abdelkader Bensalah, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, State Minister, Principal Private Secretary to the Presidency of the Republic Ahmed Ouyahia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramtane Lamamra, Minister of Industry and Mining Abdeslam Bouchouareb and Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel.
The Malian president arrived Sunday in Algiers for a three-day visit to the country at the invitation of President Bouteflika.