ALGIERS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is to pay a two-day visit to Algeria on Monday in a bid to deepen bilateral strategic dialogue, Algerian Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Sunday.
This visit will be an opportunity to "deepen and consolidate the strategic dialogue, multifaceted cooperation between the two countries," said the statement.
In an interview with the Algerian official news agency APS that was published Sunday, Medvedev said that Russia and Algeria have injected a new impetus to their economic partnership, while expanding the scope of their bilateral cooperation through the signing of several contracts in various sectors.
These agreements cover areas including nuclear energy, agribusiness, mining resources, shipping, high technology and space, construction, and pharmaceutical industry.
In terms of the Russia-Algeria trade, Medvedev noted that the volume doubled to nearly 4 billion U.S. dollars last year.
"It's already pretty good, but we need more progress ... I am sure that our countries have a common interest in developing their partnership in several areas. We have the means to do that," Medvedev said.
The latest visit by a top Russian official to the North African nation was conducted by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in February 2016.
