The international scientific conference "Yugoslav – Algerian Relations 1954–1980" was held in the National Archives of Algeria on 27 and 28 January 2013, with the participation of historians from Serbia and Algeria. This scientific convention was one of the series of joint projects of the Archives of Yugoslavia and the Directorate General of the National Archives of Algeria, based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the two Archives, and as part of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Algeria’s independence and establishment of diplomatic relations between Yugoslavia and Algeria.  
The Conference was opened by the heads of the two Archives, Abdelmajid Chikhi and Miladin Milošević. They presented the results of bilateral cooperation of the Archives so far (organising exhibitions, preparing collections of materials, creating a broader platform for future scientific cooperation of researchers from both countries) and named some of the tasks undertaken by the Archives of Yugoslavia and the Directorate General of the National Archives of Algeria  with regard to publishing the collection of papers from the conference and documents about Algerian-Yugoslav relations. The Republic of Serbia Ambassador to Algeria, Mr Miroslav Šestović, also spoke at the opening of the Conference.
The group of Serbian historians included Dragan Bogetić PhD, Principal Research Fellow with the Institute of Contemporary History in Belgrade, who presented the paper "Yugoslavia and Algerian People’s Struggle for National Liberation 1954–1962"; Professor at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy Ljubodrag Dimić PhD, a Corresponding Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, with the paper "Yugoslavia and Algeria from Belgrade to Algerian Summit 1961–1973"; Assistant Professor at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy Aleksandar Životić PhD, with "Yugoslavia and Arab World: Relations with Algeria in 1970s"; Dragomir Bondžić PhD, Research Associate with the Institute of Contemporary History in Belgrade with the paper "Education and Professional Development of Algerian Students and Experts in Yugoslavia". Jovan Čavoški MSc, Research Associate with the Institute for Recent Hisotry of Serbia in Belgrade, prepared a paper on "Yugoslavia, Great Powers and Algeria in the Cold War", but was unable to attend the Conference. 
The Algerian side was represented by Benafri Chaib PhD and Tablit Ali PhD. 
Over the following months the proceedings from the Conference will be published with the papers of all the participants in Serbian, Arabic, English and Spanish, thus being made available to the broader public.