On July 3rd, 2025, in Hanoi, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh met and worked with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam Azeddine Bechka.
Ambassador Azeddine Bechka thanked Minister Tran Hong Minh for warm welcome, and affirmed that as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam, he will do his best to promote connections and elevate the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries to new heights.
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Minister Tran Hong Minh received the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam.
Ambassador Azeddine Bechka highly appreciated the effective cooperation between Algerian partners and the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam. He stated that the Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam would actively work with relevant agencies of the Algerian Government to further promote cooperation programs with the Ministry of Construction, particularly in the fields of urban development and housing.
According to Ambassador Azeddine Bechka, at the 12th session of the Vietnam - Algeria Intergovernmental Committee, the Algerian side proposed 15 Memoranda of Understanding for cooperation between the two parties. Therefore, both sides need to actively review and agree on the contents of these Memoranda in order to proceed with their signing at the 13th session of the Vietnam - Algeria Intergovernmental Committee.
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Minister Tran Hong Minh spoke at the meeting.
Emphasizing the strong traditional friendship between Vietnam and Algeria, Ambassador Azeddine Bechka expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam - Algeria Friendship Association for their support in facilitating the twinning between Batna Province (Algeria) and Điện Biên Province (Vietnam).
Speaking at the meeting, Minister Trần Hồng Minh congratulated Mr. Azeddine Bechka on his appointment as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam. He also noted that the Ministry of Construction has been assigned by the Prime Minister of Vietnam to serve as the Co-Chair of the Subcommittee within the Vietnam - Algeria Intergovernmental Committee since its second session. To date, the two countries have successfully organized 12 sessions of the Intergovernmental Committee, covering a wide range of cooperation areas of mutual interest such as economy, trade, and technical collaboration.
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Ambassador Azeddine Bechka spoke at the meeting.
According to the Minister, at the 12th session of the Vietnam - Algeria Intergovernmental Committee held in Hanoi in October 2023, both sides expressed their desire to actively promote cooperation commensurate with the longstanding traditional political relationship between the two countries through the proactive exchange of issues of mutual concern.
Regarding the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of Algeria, the Ministry of Construction has studied the draft, completed internal procedures, and sent an official note along with the finalized draft MOU to the Embassy of Algeria in January 2025, affirming its readiness to proceed with the signing. The Ministry of Construction looks forward to receiving a response from the Algerian side soon in order to move forward with the signing at the upcoming 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee.
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Overview of working session.
Minister Trần Hồng Minh emphasized that, in his capacity as Chairman of the Vietnamese Subcommittee of the Vietnam - Algeria Intergovernmental Committee, he would continue to pay attention and make efforts to promote cooperative activities within the framework of the Intergovernmental Committee, as well as in the fields of construction and transportation.
At the end of the meeting, Minister Trần Hồng Minh and newly appointed Ambassador Azeddine Bechka agreed to strengthen exchanges and further promote the effective cooperation between the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam and the Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam, as well as to further elevate the longstanding traditional friendship between Vietnam and Algeria.