00:00Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he wants to deepen ties with Algeria as the
00:05two countries rebuild relations following a diplomatic rift over Western Sahara.
00:11On his first visit to Algiers in four years, Sánchez described Algeria as a strategic
00:17partner and Spain's biggest supplier of natural gas this year.
00:21Accompanied by senior energy executives, he called for stronger political dialogue and
00:27closer economic cooperation.
00:29Algerian President Abdel-Majid Touboun said talks were productive.
00:34Relations soured in 2022 after Spain backed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara,
00:40prompting Algeria to suspend a friendship treaty and restrict trade.
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