Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani said here Saturday his country and Algeria would sign a number of cooperation agreements later today. Speaking to state-run TV after arrival, Sheikh Hamad said the Qatari-Algerian relations were "important and historic." Sheikh Hamad and Algerian Prime Minister Ahmad Oyahna will co-chair a joint committee meeting, according to a report of KUNA.