Already in the 1950s and early 1960s, during the liberation war for Algerian independence, the Algerian-Serbian ties became numerous and rich, as evi¬denced by the correspondence exchanged between Algiers and Belgrade, as well as the visit of Ferhat Abbas, President of the Provisional Government of Algeria to Belgrade in June 1959.
Diplomatic relations were established immediately after the referendum on Algeria’s independence, which was held on July 1, 1962. The decision to open an embassy in Algeria was made by the then Yugoslav authorities on July 2, 1962, and a formal decision to establish diplomatic relations was signed on July 3, 1962.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the exchange of visits of their highest statesmen followed. President Tito first visited Algiers in April 1965, and a year later, Algerian President Houari Boumediene visited Belgrade.
The driving force laid the foundations for broad bilateral cooperation, which was translated into numerous agreements in various fields, the first of which was on trade, signed in June 1963.
The two friendly countries continue to work on intensifying and revitalizing bilateral cooperation and expanding it in areas of common interest between the two friendly nations. The commemorative issue on the occasion of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Algeria is a contribution of the Post of Serbia to the continuous development, improvement and deepen¬ing of relations between the two countries.
