New Delhi, Oct 10: In a bid to give new impetus to bilateral cooperation and trade, India and Algeria today signed minutes of their joint commission, which provides for setting up of joint ventures in energy and exchange of news. The minutes were signed by the Minister of State for Commerce S B Mukherjee and Algerian Transport Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, at the conclusion of the 3-day session of the joint commission. Along with the minutes, a Memorandum of Understanding for exchange of news was signed by Press Trust of India (PTI) and Algerian Press Agency (APS). PTI''s Editor-In-Chief and General Manager, M K Razdan, and APS Director General, Nacer Mehal, signed the MoU. Bureau Report