Official Statement of MND
22nd December 2021
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of the PNA presides over the opening of the works of the seminar entitled: "New threats in the African Sahel and repercussions on the national security of Algeria"
In order to provide a forward-looking vision on the nature of the changes that mark the African Sahel region and in order to protect our country from their fallout, the Institute of Higher Studies in National Security organized this Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021, at the National Army Circle in Béni Messous, a seminar entitled: "New threats in the African Sahel and repercussions on the national security of Algeria".
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army chaired over the opening of the works of this seminar, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Presidency, the Minister of '' Interior, Local Authorities and Urban development, the Commander of the Republican Guard, the Advisor to the President of the Republic in charge of Affairs in connection with Defense and Security, as well as the General Director of the National Institute for the Study of the Global Strategy, in addition to the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense, the Commanders of Forces and National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, the Chiefs of Departments and Heads of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defense and General Staff of the People's National Army.
At the beginning of the seminar, the Lieutenant-General Saïd CHANEGRIHA gave an opening speech, through which he reminded the audience that adhering to the efforts to preserve national security is the responsibility of all, no exceptions allowed, especially those who are considered as the national elite of the society:
“I have to remind you, on this occasion, that the most important question that might be overlooked by some; is that adhering to the duty of safeguarding national security is a mission that needs to mobilize everyone, it is not the duty of only some specific state institutions, but the responsibility of the entire community, who must be fully aware of it.
It is certain that the share of responsibility of our national, administrative, academic and media elites, is greater than that which falls on the others. Thus, it is the duty of these elite to fulfill their duty perfectly, each one of them in their respective field of expertise and within the limits of their prerogatives ".
The Lieutenant General also praised the colossal efforts made by the personnel of the People's National Army mobilized along our vast national borders, aware of the extent of an honored responsibility before this great Nation to which they are proud to belong to:
"I will seize this opportunity as well to salute the colossal efforts made by the personnel of the People's National Army, worthy heir to the National Liberation Army, mobilized throughout our vast borders, aware of the responsibility of which they are in charge, to defend the sovereignty of the Fatherland and its popular and territorial unity, and to preserve the dignity of the Algerian Nation to which they are proud to belong”.
The Lieutenant-General underlined the fact that all attempts to undermine national cohesion have met with failure and have turned against their instigators, adding that the strength of this national cohesion is the greatest affront to those who want to harm our national unity:
"This belonging has become the target of hostile parties with all these attempts to question and denigrate and vainly venture to deny the national cohesion between Algerians, as a united Nation whose roots go back far in history.
It is only desperate and failed attempts that have turned against their instigators, for they have only strengthened the cohesion among Algerians who are aware of the real enemies of the nation. Those Enemies use media and intellectual propaganda as a means to achieve their devious goals. This strong cohesion between the components of a same nation during trials and crises is a huge affront to those who dream of harming our national unity ".
At the end of the event, the Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army announced the official opening of the seminar, with the animation of several conferences focused on the latest developments in the situation prevailing in the African Sahel region, the great dangers that may be engendered by the prolongation of the state of security instability and their harmful geostrategic dimensions in the region, the prospective of the likely outcomes of multifaceted conflicts, as well as the means to deal with them within the framework of legal and regulatory processes capable of guaranteeing the supreme interest of the populations of the region. These interventions were also marked by rich debates and interventions by specialists and executives who made use of their visions and expertise on the subject.
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army chaired over the opening of the works of this seminar, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Presidency, the Minister of '' Interior, Local Authorities and Urban development, the Commander of the Republican Guard, the Advisor to the President of the Republic in charge of Affairs in connection with Defense and Security, as well as the General Director of the National Institute for the Study of the Global Strategy, in addition to the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense, the Commanders of Forces and National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, the Chiefs of Departments and Heads of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defense and General Staff of the People's National Army.
At the beginning of the seminar, the Lieutenant-General Saïd CHANEGRIHA gave an opening speech, through which he reminded the audience that adhering to the efforts to preserve national security is the responsibility of all, no exceptions allowed, especially those who are considered as the national elite of the society:
“I have to remind you, on this occasion, that the most important question that might be overlooked by some; is that adhering to the duty of safeguarding national security is a mission that needs to mobilize everyone, it is not the duty of only some specific state institutions, but the responsibility of the entire community, who must be fully aware of it.
It is certain that the share of responsibility of our national, administrative, academic and media elites, is greater than that which falls on the others. Thus, it is the duty of these elite to fulfill their duty perfectly, each one of them in their respective field of expertise and within the limits of their prerogatives ".
The Lieutenant General also praised the colossal efforts made by the personnel of the People's National Army mobilized along our vast national borders, aware of the extent of an honored responsibility before this great Nation to which they are proud to belong to:
"I will seize this opportunity as well to salute the colossal efforts made by the personnel of the People's National Army, worthy heir to the National Liberation Army, mobilized throughout our vast borders, aware of the responsibility of which they are in charge, to defend the sovereignty of the Fatherland and its popular and territorial unity, and to preserve the dignity of the Algerian Nation to which they are proud to belong”.
The Lieutenant-General underlined the fact that all attempts to undermine national cohesion have met with failure and have turned against their instigators, adding that the strength of this national cohesion is the greatest affront to those who want to harm our national unity:
"This belonging has become the target of hostile parties with all these attempts to question and denigrate and vainly venture to deny the national cohesion between Algerians, as a united Nation whose roots go back far in history.
It is only desperate and failed attempts that have turned against their instigators, for they have only strengthened the cohesion among Algerians who are aware of the real enemies of the nation. Those Enemies use media and intellectual propaganda as a means to achieve their devious goals. This strong cohesion between the components of a same nation during trials and crises is a huge affront to those who dream of harming our national unity ".
At the end of the event, the Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army announced the official opening of the seminar, with the animation of several conferences focused on the latest developments in the situation prevailing in the African Sahel region, the great dangers that may be engendered by the prolongation of the state of security instability and their harmful geostrategic dimensions in the region, the prospective of the likely outcomes of multifaceted conflicts, as well as the means to deal with them within the framework of legal and regulatory processes capable of guaranteeing the supreme interest of the populations of the region. These interventions were also marked by rich debates and interventions by specialists and executives who made use of their visions and expertise on the subject.
