Minister of Energy and Mines Mohamed Arkab received, on Wednesday in Algiers, an important delegation from the Republic of Cuba, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, who was accompanied by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la Levy, and senior officials from the Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines, according to him. Ministry statement.

The meeting, which took place at the ministry’s headquarters, was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Algeria, as well as the President and General Manager of the Sonelgaz Group, according to the same source.

The discussions focused on the status of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and mines and prospects for enhancing them, especially in the field of electrical production and maintenance, fuels and renewable energies, according to the statement, which added that the two parties described the bilateral relations, during this meeting, as “excellent and historical”, especially in the field of energy and fuels.

The same source highlighted that the two parties discussed, in particular, the ways to implement the cooperation works agreed upon during the visit of the President of the Republic of Cuba, Mr. Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, to Algeria, in the field of fuel and supplies of petroleum products, as well as the construction of a solar energy station, by one side. Sunlagaz, in Cuba.

To this end, a joint coordination committee has been formed, as of today, Wednesday, to implement these measures, the ministry confirms.

On this occasion, the Minister of Energy and Mines expressed his “full satisfaction with the progress made in this meeting.”

He also expressed his desire to further strengthen Algerian-Cuban cooperation relations and benefit from Cuban knowledge and expertise in the field of mining exploration and mineral exploitation in Algeria, the statement adds.

Sonalgaz is an Algerian state owned energy company.

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