ALGIERS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday received an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend an international conference on Libya due to be held in Berlin.
Tebboune received a phone call from Merkel during which the two officials exchanged views on developments in Libya and prospects for restoring peace in the north African country, local media quoted a presidency statement.
Algeria and Germany share "identical views on the Libyan crisis as they both favor political solutions and urge immediate cessation of armed clashes and put an end to foreign military interventions," the statement added.
Merkel's phone call coincides with a visit to Algiers by Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj, who is due to meet with President Tebboune to discuss developments in Libya and ways to overcome the current crisis.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is also due to pay a two-day visit to Algiers later on Monday with the Libyan issue figuring top on the agenda of talks.
