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Tebboune, Erdogan Discuss Libya Crisis, Bolstering Relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) speak as they review a military honor guard during the welcoming ceremony, in Ankara, on May 16, 2022. (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) speak as they review a military honor guard during the welcoming ceremony, in Ankara, on May 16, 2022. (AFP)
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Tebboune, Erdogan Discuss Libya Crisis, Bolstering Relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) speak as they review a military honor guard during the welcoming ceremony, in Ankara, on May 16, 2022. (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) speak as they review a military honor guard during the welcoming ceremony, in Ankara, on May 16, 2022. (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Ankara on Monday with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who had arrived on a three-day visit on Sunday.

Discussions focused on bolstering bilateral relations, especially in the energy, trade, agriculture and tourism fields.

They also tackled regional and international developments of interest, notably the crisis in Libya, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the war on Ukraine and its fallout.

Tebboune had arrived in Ankara at the head of a high-level delegation.

Turkey and Algeria signed a number of agreements aimed at bolstering cooperation and lifting the trade exchange to over 5 billion dollars.

They also discussed Turkish investments and projects in Algeria that are worth 20 billion dollars. Officials tackled means to raise mutual investments between their countries.

Tebboune will conclude his visit by attending the Turkish-Algerian investment and business forum in Istanbul.

The president met on Sunday with members of the Algerian diaspora in Ankara.

He stressed that relations between Ankara and Algiers were strong and that he was ready to elevate them to the highest levels.

This marked the first visit by an Algerian president to Turkey in 17 years.

Turkish Ambassador to Algeria, Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas described it as a "turning point" in relations.

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Syria President Vows those Involved in Church Attack will Face Justice

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
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Syria President Vows those Involved in Church Attack will Face Justice

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church a day earlier would face justice, calling for unity in the country.

The shooting and suicide bombing Sunday at the church in the working-class Dwelaa district of the Syrian capital killed 25 people and wounded 63, the health ministry said, raising an earlier toll of 22 killed.

The authorities said the attacker was affiliated with the Islamic State group.

"We promise... that we will work night and day, mobilising all our specialized security agencies, to capture all those who participated in and planned this heinous crime and to bring them to justice," Sharaa said in a statement, AFP reported.

The attack "reminds us of the importance of solidarity and unity of the government and the people in facing all that threatens our nation's security and stability", he added.

Condemnation has continued to pour in from the international community after the attack -- the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

It was also the first inside a church in Syria since the country's civil war erupted in 2011, according to a monitor, in a country where security remains one of the new authorities' greatest challenges.

Since the new authorities took power, the international community has repeatedly urged the government to protect minorities and ensure their participation in Syria's transition, particularly after sectarian violence in recent months.