19th-century Polish poet Cyprian Norwid dedicated his poem Do Emira Abd El-Kadera w Damaszku to Emir Abdelkader, Algerian leader against French invasion.
Following the restoration of independent Poland after the war, honorary consulates of Poland were established in Algiers and Oran in 1922 and 1932, respectively, and both operated until 1945.[3]
A cultural cooperation agreement between Algeria and Poland was signed in Algiers in 1964.[8]
Modern relations
Poland sent a rescue squad to help the relief operation after the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake in Algeria,[9] and the Polish Medical Mission sent medical supplies.[10]
In 2014, a defense cooperation agreement was signed in Algiers.[11]
Poland and Algeria enjoy a significant relations in business.[12] In 2016, Poland and Algeria abolished visa requirements for diplomatic passport holders.[13]
The Polish foreign minister had paid visit to Algeria in 2017 to boost trade and cooperation between two countries.[14][15] Algerian Minister Mustapha Gitouni also boosts energy cooperation with Poland.[16]
Algeria considers Poland as an important partner in Europe.[17]
^Aniszewska, Jolanta (2019). Nekropolia dwóch wojen światowych (in Polish). Szczecin: IPN. p. 8.
^Ceranka, Paweł; Szczepanik, Krzysztof (2020). Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny (in Polish). Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. pp. 28, 298. ISBN978-83-65681-93-5.
^Sobieraj, Maciej; Sobieraj, Dominik (2009). "Bitwa o jedną górę". Kombatant (in Polish). No. 5 (221). Warszawa. p. 11. ISSN0867-8952.
^Graf, Władysław (1992). "Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1939–1940. Część 1". Zeszyty Ostrzeszowskie (in Polish). No. 15. Ostrzeszowskie Centrum Kultury. p. 11.