Algeria: Algerian President Tebboune meets Spanish PM Sanchez in Algiers.

SHOTLIST: ALGIERS, ALGERIA (JULY 20, 2026) 1. OFFICIAL WELCOMING CEREMONY / SPANISH PREMIER AND ALGERIAN PRESIDENT WALKING 2. TWO LEADERS SHAKING HANDS / POSING FOR PHOTO 3. ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ABDELMADJID TEBBOUNE SPEAKING DURING JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE (Arabic) 4. SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ SPEAKING DURING JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish)ALGIERS, ALGERIA - JULY 20: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Algeria on Monday for an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held talks with Sanchez during his visit to the capital Algiers, the presidency said in a statement, giving no further details of the discussions. Earlier, Sanchez was welcomed by Tebboune with an official ceremony at the El Mouradia Palace, said the presidency. Sanchez was received with military honors before holding talks with Tebboune at the presidential palace. An Algerian statement said the visit reflects “the shared commitment of the Algerian and Spanish leaderships to strengthen bilateral cooperation and broaden areas of joint action in a way that serves the interests of both countries.” It added that the visit will provide an opportunity to intensify consultations and exchange views on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest, underscoring both countries' determination to deepen bilateral ties and reinforce dialogue and coordination. The visit marks the highest-level political engagement between Spain and Algeria since the two countries rebuilt diplomatic ties following a dispute over Western Sahara, a sparsely populated territory on Africa's Atlantic coast whose political status has remained unresolved for decades. The visit is Sanchez's second to Algeria since taking office in 2018, following his previous trip in 2022. In March, Algeria announced the reactivation of its Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation with Spain after suspending it in 2022 following Madrid’s endorsement of Morocco's autonomy plan as a solution to the Western Sahara dispute.