Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika leading a high-ranking economic and political delegation arrived in Tehran on Sunday afternoon, IRNA reported. The visit takes place upon official invitation made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Algerian president and his entourage were welcomed at Mehrabad International airport by Government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Housing and Urban Developments Mohammad Saeedi Kia, Health Minister Kamran Baqeri Lankarani, Minister of Science Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi and Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian. During his two-day stay, the Algerian president is to confer with his Iranian counterpart President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as well as other officials on mutual, regional as well as global developments. Five ministers of Algerian cabinet including Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, Minister of Energy and Mining Chakib Khelil, Minister of Higher Education Rachid Harraoubia, Minister of Housing Noureddine Moussa and Minister of Health Said Barakat have arrived in Tehran on Saturday prior to President Bouteflika.
