From 2-3 October 2007, was  held in Kigali, Rwanda, the fourth session of the Algeria-Rwanda joint Commission. The objective of this session, attended on the Algerian side by the Delegate Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs, Mr. Abdelkader Messahel, and from the Rwandan one, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charles Morigande, was to review, and particularly to deepen and boost their bilateral cooperation by identifying adequate ways and means. This Commission was also the lieu for furthering dialogue and consultation on issues of common interest.

According to the Delegate Minister for Maghreb and African, Mr. Abdelkader Messahel, new axis of cooperation shall encompass "fight against terrorism, the decolonization of Africa and other activities aim at rooting the dynamic of development in African perspective". Promoting initiatives aiming at strengthening regional integration was also evoked as a matter for mutual consideration.

During this meeting, views was exchanged on national reconciliation process the two countries undergone and it was acknowledged the importance of these policies "as factors of stability, answer to development, progress and prosperity in the two countries". On issues of common interest, the two parties underlined their "total convergence of views" on the situation in Africa or in other part of the world. At the end of the session, a certain number of concrete actions were identified such as the mobilization of human resources, energy health and trade.

Source: Algeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs