In 1964, during the congress of the National Liberation Front (FLN), he was elected member of the Central committee (CC) and of the Political Bureau (PB). Mr. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA has taken part in the revolutionary rectification in the context of which was created the Council of the Revolution of which he was member under the presidency of President Houari BOUMEDIENE.

Confirmed in the functions of Foreign Affairs Minister, he has conducted, until 1979, a diplomatic action which has won Algeria prestige, radiance and influence that have made it one of the leaders of the Third World. Thus, Algeria held a key position for the great powers. At the helms of the Algerian diplomacy, he has contributed, in particular, to the defense of the legitimate interests of the country, the support of the right causes throughout the world, and the notorious successes which crowned the Algeria's foreign policy, namely, in the :

- reinforcement and unification of the Arab ranks during the conference of Khartoum in 1967, then, during the October 1973 war against Israel,

- recognition by the international community of the borders of Algeria and the establishment of relations of fraternity and neighborliness with all the bordering countries,

- the failure of the embargo which was to be imposed on Algeria following the nationalization of its hydrocarbons,

- consolidation of the organizations of the Third World and of the unity of their action through the role which he played on the occasion of the congress of the Group of 77, the African Summit held in Algiers, and in the preparation of the various meetings of the Non-Aligned,

- the support for the decolonization in Africa and in the rest of the world,

- recognition of Algeria as a spokesman of the Third World in its quest for a new international economic order