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As part of ongoing efforts to follow up on the situation of the national community abroad, the Secretary of State in charge of the Algerian diaspora, Sofiane Chaib, carried out a working visit to the Kingdom of Spain on April 29, 2026, including a stop at the Algerian Consulate General in Barcelona.

This visit falls in a series of field missions aimed at assessing the performance of consular services and closely reviewing the quality of services provided to members of the diaspora. The visit focused on the procedures in place and the resources deployed to improve public service delivery and modernize consular management.

During the visit, the official, accompanied by Algeria’s Ambassador to Spain, toured various consular departments, where he was briefed on daily operations and listened to the concerns of Algerian nationals residing in the country. The step reflects a broader approach centered on strengthening direct engagement with the diaspora.

He also held a meeting with members of the community, during which views were exchanged on the level of consular services and the efforts made to simplify administrative procedures and make them more accessible, in line with the expectations of Algerians abroad.

According to the official statement, the visit underscores the commitment of the country’s highest authorities to giving special attention to the national community abroad by improving consular services and reinforcing the state’s presence overseas in a way that serves its citizens’ interests.

At the instruction of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, conducted a working visit and inspection on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in the wilaya of Tissemsilt, where he launched the “General Plastic Injection (GPI)” project, a production facility for plastic components and accessories for the automotive industry.

This visit is part of the implementation of the President of the Republic’s strategic guidelines aimed at reviving confiscated projects and integrating them into the national economic fabric, thereby enhancing the value of productive assets and transforming them into an effective lever for economic development, wealth creation, and job creation, within a comprehensive vision supporting the country’s industrial sovereignty. The project for the automotive parts and accessories manufacturing plant, located in the municipality of Khemisti in the Sidi Mansour region, represents a high-quality investment designed to meet the domestic market’s needs for plastic accessories for the automotive industry, as part of a strategy to increase domestic content rates.

It is also expected to help reduce the import bill by offering local alternatives, while supporting the industrial value chains linked to this vital sector, encouraging investment in the manufacture of spare parts, and developing national infrastructure and skills through the localization of industrial know-how. Beyond its economic dimension, the project holds significant social importance, as it is expected to open up broad employment opportunities by creating direct and indirect jobs for young people in the region across various fields, including engineers, technicians, and workers.

This initiative reflects the commitment to fulfill the President of the Republic’s pledges to build an integrated national mechanical industry, as part of a strategic direction aimed at establishing a modern and sustainable industrial base.

During his visit, the Prime Minister received detailed explanations regarding the various stages of production and the capabilities of the industrial enterprise. He also visited an exhibition space dedicated to the manufactured products, where he viewed several models of accessories and components produced by the factory.

Mr. Sifi Ghrieb emphasized the importance the President of the Republic attaches to the development of local industry and the promotion of domestic production, through the encouragement of productive investment and support for national companies, thereby contributing to strengthening the competitiveness of the national economy and realizing the state’s strategic vision for building a strong and diversified economy.

The Prime Minister also oversaw the signing of several agreements related to the development of the automotive components and spare parts industry, the strengthening of industrial partnerships, technology transfer, and the increase in domestic content rates. He was accompanied on this visit by the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport, Saïd Sayoud, and the Minister of Industry, Yahia Bachir, as well as several business leaders.

ALGIERS – The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, received on Wednesday at the Ministry’s headquarters the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Radosław Sikorski, who is on an official visit to Algeria, according to a Ministry statement.

The two ministers held one-on-one talks, followed by an expanded working session involving members of both delegations.

According to the statement, the meeting provided an opportunity for “an extensive evaluation of bilateral relations in light of the progress made in implementing cooperation activities agreed upon during Minister Ahmed Attaf’s official visit to Poland in June 2024.”

In this context, both parties emphasized “the necessity of strengthening the partnership between the two countries and elevating it to the highest possible levels, particularly by accelerating the activation of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission.

This commission is tasked with exploring ways to deepen existing cooperation in sectors such as hydrocarbons, mining, renewable energy, agriculture, tourism, and digitalization, while identifying further opportunities based on the potential of both nations,” the source added.

Furthermore, the two ministers “exchanged views and analyses on a range of current international and regional issues, including the situation in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, and the latest developments in the Sahel-Saharan region.”

At the conclusion of the talks, the ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Algerian Diplomatic Institute and the Polish Diplomatic Academy, according to the same source.