Iran and Algeria have stressed the need to enhance bilateral relations in the religious and cultural fields, Iran's news agency "IRNA" reported. During a meeting between Iranian Ambassador to Algiers Mohammad Hossein Valeh and Algerian Religious Minister Bouabdellah Ghulamallah here Tuesday, the two officials called for a reinforcement of the two nations' cooperation in various cultural and religious areas. They also called for the establishment of a cultural bridge that would promote closer ties between their countries' professional, religious and scientific institutions.