Algiers, May 31 -- Group 1 of the all-party Indian parliamentary delegation, led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baijayant Panda, met with India's Ambassador to Algeria, Dr Swati Vijay Kulkarni, as part of their diplomatic visit to the country.

The delegation arrived in Algeria on May 30 and is scheduled to depart on June 2. The visit comes in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including that of a foreign tourist.

The Group 1 delegation, led by Baijayant Jay Panda, Member of Parliament and former Minister, includes senior parliamentarians and officials such as Dr. Nishikant Dubey, S. Phangnon Konyak, Rekha Sharma, Asaduddin Owaisi, Satnam Singh Sandhu, Ghulam Nabi Azad, ...