Algerian Minister of Industry and Mines Abdesselam Bouchouareb and Iranian Ambassador in Algiers Reza Ameri, in a meeting in Algeria on Wednesday discussed avenues to expand bilateral ties. As both countries are gearing up for the second meeting of their joint commission, which is due to be held in a few months in Algeria after a five-year hiatus, Bouchouareb stressed the need for an Algerian economic-industrial delegation to be sent to Iran ahead of the meeting to explore economic opportunities in the country, IRNA reported.