![Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (L) is welcomed by President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) in Oran, Algeria on 25 June 2022 [Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AA-20220625-28259021-28259018-QATARI_EMIR_SHEIKH_TAMIM_BIN_HAMAD_AL_THANI_IN_ALGERIA.jpg?fit=920%2C681&ssl=1)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed the bilateral relations and issues of common importance Saturday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, according to the Qatari news agency, Anadolu Agency reports.
The meeting was at the presidential residence in Oran, it said.
Prior to the visit, Al-Thani met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Cairo, his first visit to Egypt since 2015.
Al-Thani arrived in Algeria to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Mediterranean Games of Oran as guest of honor.
The Mediterranean Games, a multisport event organized by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM), is held every four years among countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe.
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