Algeria, under the leadership of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is committed to collective African efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts on the continent to achieve economic development, embodying the principle of African solutions to African problems, affirmed Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.
Attaf stressed that “the Palestinian people are in dire need, now more than ever, of the support of the African continent and free peoples.”
In a speech read on his behalf by the Inspector General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelhamid-Ahmed Khodja, during the opening of the international seminar on the African dimension of the Algerian Revolution, Attaf highlighted Algeria’s loyalty to its African roots, exemplified by its unwavering support for the just causes across the continent at all levels.
He added that “loyalty is a trait of Algeria, both its leadership and its people, especially toward those who stood by its glorious revolution and supported its eternal message.”
The top diplomat pointed out that the glorious Algerian revolution’s resonance would not have been were it not a humane revolution that embraced noble values and defended shared ideals, such as the right to life, rejection of racism, and the right of the peoples to self-determination.
Attaf underlined that the Palestinian people now need the support of the African continent and all peoples who believe in the values of freedom, dignity, and justice more than ever, to regain their full legitimate rights and establish their independent and sovereign state with al-Quds as its capital.
National Construction Movement calls for unity behind the Resistance
In a related context, the Algerian National Construction Movement welcomed on Tuesday the signing of the National Unity Agreement by the leaders of Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah.
The movement called on the factions to “liberate the Palestinian decision from all interventions and unite behind the valiant resistance that is writing a legendary epic in besieged Gaza.”
In its statement, the movement described the Beijing Declaration as a positive step to overcome differences and advance the reconciliation process for Palestinian national unity.
The international seminar on the African dimension of the Algerian Revolution, held on Tuesday in the Algerian capital under the theme “Algeria and Africa, a common memory, a shared destiny, and a promising future,” emphasized the necessity of African unity in supporting the Palestinian people.
The seminar was attended by various figures and descendants of prominent African leaders, including Zwelivelile Mandela, the grandson of the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, and Samia Nkrumah, the daughter of Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah.
Africa stands with the Palestinian people: Algerian Minister of Mujahideen
In his speech during the opening of the seminar, Algerian Minister of Mujahideen and Rights Holders, Laid Rebiga, emphasized that “every African and every free person in the world upholds the values and ideals of humanitarian Africa” and the Africa of civilization.
He recalled the continent’s position in supporting the Palestinian people, adopting their just cause and their legitimate right to establish their state with al-Quds as its capital.
Rebiga also stressed that creating a promising future for the African continent is contingent upon “evoking these values and the common reference for all of Africa as symbols of overcoming imperialism and colonialism.”
Source: AlMayadeen
