HC Deb 04 May 1988 vol 132 c467W
44. Mr. Carrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the current state of Anglo-Algerian relations.

Mr. Mellor

Relations between Britain and Algeria are becoming closer. I visited Algeria last September and the first meeting of the United Kingdom/Algerian joint commission took place in February. Both sides are agreed on the need to maintain this trend. The Algerian Foreign Minister has accepted an invitation to visit the United Kingdom, on dates yet to be fixed.