MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) - Belarus is open to Algerian students seeking a modern education at Belarusian universities. The Belarusian MPs noted that Belarus, due to its accumulated experience in agriculture and systematic work on its mechanization and modernization, has achieved food self-sufficiency. “Belarus is open to Algerian students seeking a modern education, both in humanities and technical universities, as well as in higher education institutions of agricultural and food industry profiles,” the statement said. In his address to Algerian colleagues, Ruslan Kosygin emphasized that Belarus attaches great importance to the first visit of Algerian MPs to Belarus and values the friendly nature of Belarusian-Algerian relations. Cooperation with Algeria and Africa as a whole is one of the priorities of Belarus’ foreign policy.