ALGIERS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Algerian Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah on Monday congratulated Tunisian president-elect Kais Saied in a phone call, state-run ENTV reported.
An official statement said "the brotherly Tunisian people has made proof of maturity in this important and historic national merit," according to the report.
Bensalah reassured his determination to strengthen the cooperation and relations between Algeria and Tunisia in a way that would achieve their common interests.
Saied, a 61-year-old law professor, won the first Tunisian presidential election since the death of former President Beji Caid Essebsi on July 25.
As an independent presidential candidate, he garnered 72.71 percent of the votes in the second round of the presidential election held on Sunday, defeating Nabil Karoui, a media mogul and leader of the Heart of Tunisia party.
