Putin had a telephone conversation with the president of Algeria

This was reported on the Kremlin website.

It is noted that Tebbun "congratulated the President of Russia and the Russian people on the successful holding of the vote on the approval of amendments to the Constitution of Russia."

The parties reaffirmed "a mutual disposition to further strengthen the Russian-Algerian strategic partnership in various fields, including coordination on the world oil market in the context of the implementation of the OPEC plus agreement and cooperation in combating the coronavirus pandemic."

The presidents also discussed the situation in Libya.

They "spoke out in support of the ceasefire and the resumption of inter-Libyan dialogue in accordance with the decisions of the Berlin Conference on Libya held in January 2020 and UN Security Council resolution 2510, which enshrined them."

"The need to consolidate international efforts to politically and diplomatically resolve the crisis in Libya is emphasized," the report said.

Earlier it was reported that Putin held a meeting with members of the Russian Security Council, during which the situation in the south-east of Ukraine, in Libya and in the Balkans was discussed.