{"id":62315,"date":"2026-06-01T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=62315"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:48:30","slug":"algeria-attap-african-ministers-seoul-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=62315","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf Engages African Counterparts in Seoul to Bolster Bilateral Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria&#39;s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, engaged in a series of crucial bilateral discussions with several African foreign ministers in Seoul on Monday. These high-level meetings took place on the sidelines of the African-Korean Partnership Ministerial Meeting, underscoring Algeria&#39;s commitment to strengthening continental ties and addressing key regional challenges.<\/p>\n<h2>Algeria Africa diplomacy<\/h2>\n<p>Among the distinguished counterparts, Minister Attaf held talks with Ms. Corinne Amourie Brunie, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin. Attaf reiterated his congratulations on her recent appointment, and the two ministers explored avenues for reinforcing the fraternal and cooperative relations between their nations, particularly in light of their ongoing process to establish resident diplomatic representation. Discussions also touched upon issues of mutual interest, with a specific focus on the evolving situation in the Sahel-Saharan region.<\/p>\n<p>Further discussions saw Minister Attaf meet with Mr. Tete Antonio, the Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola. The primary objective of this meeting was to review joint efforts aimed at sustaining the positive momentum in Algerian-Angolan relations. This includes building upon significant decisions recently made by the leaders of both countries in Algiers, which pertain to enhancing institutional and legal frameworks, as well as solidifying and expanding sectoral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Attaf also conferred with Ms. Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Their exchange centered on prospects for strengthening the already excellent relations between Algeria and Nigeria. Additionally, they delved into the latest developments in the Sahel-Saharan region, exploring collaborative strategies to promote peace and development within this vital space through advancing integrative structural projects.<\/p>\n<p>The series of bilateral meetings concluded with a session between Minister Attaf and Mr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt&#39;s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Africa. The ministers discussed joint endeavors to bolster the bonds of brotherhood and partnership, especially in economic domains. The prevailing situation in the Arab region was also a key point of discussion, alongside significant dossiers on the African Union&#39;s agenda, particularly in anticipation of continental events set to be hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related topics:<\/strong> Algeria diplomacy, African relations, Ahmed Attaf, bilateral cooperation, Sahel stability, Seoul summit<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf held pivotal bilateral talks with African counterparts from Benin, Angola, Nigeria, and Egypt in Seoul, focusing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economie-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}