Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R) and his French

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R) and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy (2nd L) listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at Houari Boumediene airport in Algiers City 03 December 2007. Sarkozy began his three-day visit to Algeria on Monday for improving ties with the former colony.
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