In an effort to strengthen economic cooperation with North Africa,... South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is on a week-long trip to three countries in the region -- Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.<br />At his first destination, Algeria..... Lee met with his Algerian counterpart ( )Ahmed Ouyahia, and attended a business forum with both local and South Korean officials... and business representatives on Sunday local time.<br />The Prime Minister said.... the two countries had reached a "strategic partnership" in 2006,.... but since then,... there hasn't been much progress in personal exchanges or trade.<br />He called on the two nations to focus on "filling in the gaps" in the partnership.... and expressed hopes for reciprocal development relations. <br />
