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Algeria and Poland are members of the
Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...
and the United Nations. Both nations established diplomatic relations in 1962.


History

19th-century Polish poet
Cyprian Norwid Cyprian Kamil Norwid, a.k.a. Cyprian Konstanty Norwid (; 24 September 1821 – 23 May 1883), was a nationally esteemed Polish poet, dramatist, painter, and sculptor. He was born in the Masovian village of Laskowo-Głuchy near Warsaw. One of h ...
dedicated his poem ''Do Emira Abd El-Kadera w Damaszku'' to Emir Abdelkader, Algerian leader against French invasion. Poles and Algerians both fought against Nazi Germany in World War II, including in the
Battle of Monte Cassino The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino, was a series of four assaults made by the Allies against German forces in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The ultimate objective was ...
in 1944. Algerian prisoners of war were held by the Germans alongside Polish and other
Allied An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
POWs in the Stalag II-B and
Stalag VIII-C Stalag VIII-C was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, near Sagan, Lower Silesia (now Żagań, Poland). It was adjacent to the famous Stalag Luft III, and was built at the beginning of World War II, occupying . It housed Allied POWs of vario ...
POW camps, operated in Czarne and Żagań, respectively. Both Algerian and Polish POWs were subjected to poor conditions resulting in high mortality.


Modern relations

Poland sent a rescue squad to help the relief operation after the
2003 Boumerdès earthquake The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at in northern Algeria. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the town of Thénia in Boumerd ...
in Algeria, and the Polish Medical Mission sent medical supplies. Poland and Algeria enjoy a significant relations in business. In 2016, Poland and Algeria abolished visa requirements for diplomatic passport holders. The Polish foreign minister had paid visit to Algeria in 2017 to boost trade and cooperation between two countries. Algerian Minister Mustapha Gitouni also boosts energy cooperation with Poland. Algeria considers Poland as an important partner in Europe.


Resident diplomatic missions

* Algeria has an embassy in Warsaw. * Poland has an embassy in
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
.Embassy of Poland in Algiers
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See also

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Foreign relations of Algeria Since its independence from France in 1962, Algeria has pursued an activist foreign policy. In the 1960s and 1970s, Algeria was noted for its support of Third World policies and independence movements. Since its independence, Algeria has been a ...
* Foreign relations of Poland *
Algeria–European Union relations Algeria–European Union relations are the foreign relations between the country of Algeria and the European Union. History Algeria was a member of the European Community during its incorporation with France and after its independence from Fra ...


References


External links


Algerian Embassy in Poland

Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Algeria
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