Algeria: 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:04 pm on 16 November 2022.

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Photo of Fiona Bruce Fiona Bruce Conservative, Congleton 7:04, 16 November 2022

I thank my hon. Friend for calling this important debate. Last month, I had the pleasant privilege of visiting Algeria in my role as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief and chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance—the first such visit of the alliance. I was genuinely pleased at the welcome that I received at meetings in the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Interior, both of which confirmed that they were willing to continue such dialogue, to which I look forward. Does he agree that it is important to continue such conversations wherever opportunities are made available?