News Analysis: Algeria emerges as Europe's stable gas partner amid Hormuz risks

ALGIERS, April 13 (Xinhua) -- As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, Algeria is strengthening its position as a reliable gas supplier for Europe, offering pipeline exports that bypass vulnerable sea routes.

European officials, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, have recently visited Algiers, with both sides describing Algeria as a "reliable and consistent" partner.