Algeria, EU Reaffirm Commitment to Balanced Partnership: FM Attaf Holds Strategic Talks with European Commission Vice-President

Algeria, EU Reaffirm Commitment to Balanced Partnership: FM Attaf Holds Strategic Talks with European Commission Vice-President

✍️ BY: Dr. Hana Saada

In a call, Algeria’s Foreign Minister and the EU’s top diplomat discuss reactivating the Partnership Council and advancing a new Mediterranean Pact to foster mutual respect, security, and sustainable development.

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Algiers, Algeria– Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Algeria and the European Union have taken a significant step toward reinforcing their strategic partnership, as Ahmed Attaf, Algeria’s Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a telephone conversation this Saturday with Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

According to a statement from Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the exchange focused on the current status and future prospects of Algeria-EU relations within both bilateral and multilateral frameworks, including the Association Agreement and wider cooperation involving southern Mediterranean countries.

During the call, Minister Attaf emphasized the urgent need to reactivate the Algeria-EU Partnership Council, describing it as the most effective and legitimate forum for addressing all political, economic, and strategic issues of common concern. The move is seen as a call for institutional dialogue based on equity and reciprocity, following years of perceived imbalance in economic cooperation.

The two senior officials also reviewed the ongoing consultations surrounding the proposed “Pact for the Mediterranean,” a new initiative aimed at fostering inclusive and cooperative multilateralism between the European Union and southern Mediterranean partners.

The conversation underlined Algeria’s continued interest in a constructive, balanced, and forward-looking dialogue that recognizes the sovereignty and strategic interests of southern partners. Algeria remains a key player in regional stability and development, actively advocating for an approach grounded in mutual respect, non-interference, and shared prosperity.

Both parties agreed on the necessity of rebalancing the economic relationship between Algeria and the EU, in line with principles of fairness, transparency, and co-development. The call reaffirmed shared commitments to advancing peace, security, and sustainable economic integration across the Euro-Mediterranean space.

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