Algeria’s president held talks with Israeli Cabinet ministers Shimon Peres and Shlomo Ben-Ami during a regional conference off the coast of Spain over the weekend. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose country does not have diplomatic ties with Israel, told a reporter from the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot that Algeria would consider establishing ties with Israel only after arrangements are reached with Syria and Lebanon.
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