Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Algeria from November 18 – 20 is expected to open a new chapter in the longstanding friendship between Vietnam and Algeria, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh.

A delegation of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) led by Chairman of Members' Council Hoang Quoc Vuong had a working session on November 7 with representatives from relevant agencies of Algeria to speed up the implementation of the second phase of a tripartite joint venture project at the Bir Seba field.