YB Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities visited Algeria from 26-29 September, 2010. Besides Algeria, the Deputy Minister also visited Morocco and Libya. The Deputy Minister’s visit was also in conjunction with the Malaysian Economic and Technical Missions for cocoa, rubber, timber and kenaf to seek greater markets in Algeria, as well as, possible joint-ventures in future. The 22-men delegation received wide TV and media coverage.
Parallel to this visit, members of the Protem Malaysia-Algeria Business Council (Malaysian Chapter), headed by Datuk Suhaidi Sulaiman visited Algeria as well. Representatives from KUB, MRCB, UEM, Trade Commissioner from MATRADE, Cairo (covering Algeria) and Director from MIDA among others were in the delegation. It is hoped that with the visit of YB Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin and the establishment of the Malaysia-Algeria Business Council, trade and investment relations between the two brotherly countries be further deepened.