The 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Algeria.

On 1st April 2013 Russia Post issued a joint issue celebrating 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Algeria.

Diplomatic relations have been established between USSR and Algeria on March 1962, 1962 when Algeria has proclaimed its independence, stopped being a French colony.The Declaration on Strategic partnership in the fields of culture, science, education, sport, tourism and archives has been signed between the countries, the agreement on creation of the Joint intergovernmental Russia-Algeria commission on trade and economic, science and research cooperation and so on has been concluded.

The stamp depicts symbolically a globe against the background of flags of Russian and Algeria.