Algerian FM to visit France

Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra will pay a visit to France on Friday at the invitation of his French counterpart for talks on boosting political and economic cooperation. The visit comes ahead of the projected visit by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to Algeria on December 16. Ayrault will hold talks with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other senior officials. These mutual visits come as part of the December 12 Declaration in which the two sides agreed on exchanging at least two visits in a year between senior officials in the two countries.