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Algeria–Pakistan relations are warm and cordial.〔http://pakistantimes.net/2005/09/30/top2.htm〕 Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the Provisional Government of Algerian Republic and its Mission was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan in 1958. Both sides have convergence of views on issues of international importance. Both countries have also been supporting each other in various multilateral forums including UN, OIC and NAM.〔(Embassy Of Pakistan In Algeria )〕 Algeria has an embassy in Islamabad and Pakistan has an embassy in Algiers. == History == Pakistan was a strong supporter of Algerian independence even before the inception of Algeria. Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the “Provisional Government of Republic of Algeria” in exile on 19 September 1958 under the Prime Ministership of Farhat Abbas and had permitted it to open its Mission in Karachi. The Government of Pakistan provided diplomatic passports to prominent members of the Algerian government in exile for their foreign travel, such as Ahmed Ben Bella.〔(Middle East on the march )〕 Pakistan's firm support to Algerian cause angered France which expected Pakistan to remain aloof of this affairs especially since Pakistan was signatory to SEATO and CENTO.〔http://www.ambafra-pk.org/IMG/doc/GBFr-PkArchives3-2.doc〕 Due to Pakistan's support for Algerian independence, Pakistan-France bilateral relations were at their lowest ebb during the period under consideration. They again went upwards when, few months later, the crisis over Algeria’s independence was settled with the Evian agreements signed in May 1962. The then Pakistan’s Foreign minister, Manzur Qadir, welcomed this development as a victory for liberation forces.〔Telegram of the Ambassador of France in Pakistan, Ghislain Clauzel, 20 March 1962. Série Asie 1956-1967, sous-série Pakistan, E 27-17-2, vol. 1134〕wa gaya yrr After the death of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto in December 2007, the Algerian government condemned her assassination.〔http://193.194.78.233/ma_fr/stories.php?story=07/12/29/8188053〕 The Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci signed the condolence book on behalf of the Algerian President.〔http://193.194.78.233/ma_fr/stories.php?story=07/12/29/8231861〕 Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Algiers on 11 December 2007, in which two bombs exploded in Algiers outside the Constitutional Council and UNHCR Office which claimed 40 lives including 17 UN personnel and the suicide bomb attack on the Prime Minister’s Office on 11 April 2007 which claimed 24 lives. Former President Musharraf expressed solidarity with Algeria, condemned this attack and condoled the deaths of innocent civilians.〔http://193.194.78.233/ma_fr/stories.php?story=07/12/12/4324386〕 Following the 8 October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the government of Algeria sent 800 tents, 200 blankets and 10 tons of medicines. In November 2008, following the earthquake in Baluchistan, the Government of Algeria donated a cheque of USD 1 million.〔http://193.194.78.233/ma_fr/stories.php?story=05/10/11/9482192〕 President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika was awarded the honour of the "Best Governed Muslim state" by a popular national daily Pakistan Observer in 2005.〔〔http://193.194.78.233/ma_fr/stories.php?story=05/09/27/4901584〕 A Pak-Algerian Group in the Pakistan Parliament was formed on 10 January 1990. The first ever Parliamentary Group in Algeria dedicated to the Promotion of friendship between Algeria and Pakistan was instituted on 29 December 1990. Subsequently, a Parliamentarian group of friendship with Algeria was also created in the Senate of Pakistan and Algeria reciprocated by establishing a 13-member Algeria-Pakistan Group of Friendship in the National Council of Transition. The relations between the two countries got a fresh boost after the visit of the former President Musharraf in July 2003 after a long gap of twelve years. This visit was a significant step forward in strengthening and upgrading the level of bilateral relations between the two countries. President’s meetings with the Algerian President and other leaders afforded an opportunity to exchange views and develop better understanding on the wide-ranging subjects of mutual, regional and international concern. Algerians appreciated Pakistan’s leading role as the front line state in international coalition to fight against terrorism and its continued commitment to cooperate with international community including Algeria to eradicate this menace.〔http://www.dawn.com/2003/07/18/top2.htm〕 In September 2005, the first inaugural session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) between Pakistan and Algeria was held in Islamabad. The Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises and Handicraft Mustapha Benbada, headed the Algerian delegation while the then Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Mr. Amanullah Khan Jadoon led the Pakistani side. Pakistan-Algeria JMC was established in 1987 and this first session took place after a lapse of 18 years. Three agreements for cooperation in the fields of small and medium enterprises (SME) and handicrafts, cultural exchange program 2005-08 and science and technology were signed.〔(Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan )〕 The signing of Extradition treaty in 2003 paved the way for the repatriation of the Algerians in Pakistan.〔Insert http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-3-2003_pg7_59〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Algeria–Pakistan relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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