Official Statement of MND
07th January 2021
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of PNA proceeds to the official installation of the Interim Commander of the Naval Forces
On behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army presided this morning of Thursday 07th January 2021, the official installation ceremony of the Major General Mahfoud BENMEDDAH, in the functions of interim Commander of the Naval Forces.
At the beginning and after the welcoming ceremony, the Lieutenant General CHANEGRIHA Saïd observed, at the entrance of the Tamentfoust Naval School, a moment of meditation in memory of the late Moudjahid “Major General Mohamed BOUTIGHANE”, that the School bears the name, and placed a wreath of flowers in front of his commemorative stele, before reciting the Fatiha in his memory and that of our valiant Chouhada.
Then, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA proceeded to the inspection of the squares of executives and personnel of the Naval Forces aligned on the parade ground, to announce the official installation of the Commander of the Naval Forces by interim, the Major General Mahfoud BENMEDDAH, replacing the Major General Mohamed Larbi HAOULI:
“On behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, and in accordance with the presidential decree of 31st December 2020, I officially install the Major General Mahfoud BENMEDDAH, in the functions of Commander by interim of the Naval Forces, replacing the Major General Mohamed Larbi HAOULI.
Also, I order you to work under his authority, follow his orders and carry out his instructions, in the interest of the service, in application of military regulations and republican laws, and out of dedication to the sacrifices of our valiant Chouhada and to the values of our glorious Revolution. May Allah help you”.
Afterward, the Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of People's National Army presided over the ceremony of handing over the national emblem and approving the Minutes of handing over the instructions.
Following this, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the command, the executives and the personnel of the Naval Forces and addressed, on the occasion, an orientation speech, broadcasted via videoconference through all the bases, the units of the Naval Forces, in which he indicated that the preservation of the availability of the naval battle corps was and will remain an operational imperative of extreme importance for People's National Army:
“Preserving the availability of the naval battle corps was and will remain an operational imperative of extreme importance for the People's National Army. Therefore, as a High Command, we make sure to give it all the attention it deserves, both by training a competent and professional human resource and by providing modern equipment and acquiring developed vessels. It remains obvious that the ability to master these modern ships and boats, as well as the new weapon systems with which they are equipped, and their integration into the naval battle corps, will undoubtedly enable us to energize and consolidate the combined arms and inter-force operability, in addition to strengthening the skills of executives and staff commands in the areas of planning and preparation”.
On this occasion, the Lieutenant General underlined that the challenges that it is up to People's National Army to take up require everyone to work tirelessly to meet the requirements of an effective adaptation to accelerated military developments, of a geostrategic and geopolitical nature:
“From this perspective, we clearly distinguish the nature of the challenges that People's National Army must meet, namely, to work tirelessly, with all its components, to meet the requirements of an effective adaptation to accelerate military developments, of geostrategic and geopolitical character. These are the crucial objectives for which we must provide more efforts, resolute and continuous efforts, in more than one way, in order to meet the expectations of our army and our country, in particular for the best accomplishment and in all circumstances, noble and sensitive constitutional missions assigned, in accordance with the national defence policy and the requirement to strengthen its main foundations”.
At the end of the meeting, the Lieutenant General gave the floor to the executives and personnel of the Naval Forces and listened to their concerns.
At the beginning and after the welcoming ceremony, the Lieutenant General CHANEGRIHA Saïd observed, at the entrance of the Tamentfoust Naval School, a moment of meditation in memory of the late Moudjahid “Major General Mohamed BOUTIGHANE”, that the School bears the name, and placed a wreath of flowers in front of his commemorative stele, before reciting the Fatiha in his memory and that of our valiant Chouhada.
Then, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA proceeded to the inspection of the squares of executives and personnel of the Naval Forces aligned on the parade ground, to announce the official installation of the Commander of the Naval Forces by interim, the Major General Mahfoud BENMEDDAH, replacing the Major General Mohamed Larbi HAOULI:
“On behalf of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, and in accordance with the presidential decree of 31st December 2020, I officially install the Major General Mahfoud BENMEDDAH, in the functions of Commander by interim of the Naval Forces, replacing the Major General Mohamed Larbi HAOULI.
Also, I order you to work under his authority, follow his orders and carry out his instructions, in the interest of the service, in application of military regulations and republican laws, and out of dedication to the sacrifices of our valiant Chouhada and to the values of our glorious Revolution. May Allah help you”.
Afterward, the Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of People's National Army presided over the ceremony of handing over the national emblem and approving the Minutes of handing over the instructions.
Following this, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the command, the executives and the personnel of the Naval Forces and addressed, on the occasion, an orientation speech, broadcasted via videoconference through all the bases, the units of the Naval Forces, in which he indicated that the preservation of the availability of the naval battle corps was and will remain an operational imperative of extreme importance for People's National Army:
“Preserving the availability of the naval battle corps was and will remain an operational imperative of extreme importance for the People's National Army. Therefore, as a High Command, we make sure to give it all the attention it deserves, both by training a competent and professional human resource and by providing modern equipment and acquiring developed vessels. It remains obvious that the ability to master these modern ships and boats, as well as the new weapon systems with which they are equipped, and their integration into the naval battle corps, will undoubtedly enable us to energize and consolidate the combined arms and inter-force operability, in addition to strengthening the skills of executives and staff commands in the areas of planning and preparation”.
On this occasion, the Lieutenant General underlined that the challenges that it is up to People's National Army to take up require everyone to work tirelessly to meet the requirements of an effective adaptation to accelerated military developments, of a geostrategic and geopolitical nature:
“From this perspective, we clearly distinguish the nature of the challenges that People's National Army must meet, namely, to work tirelessly, with all its components, to meet the requirements of an effective adaptation to accelerate military developments, of geostrategic and geopolitical character. These are the crucial objectives for which we must provide more efforts, resolute and continuous efforts, in more than one way, in order to meet the expectations of our army and our country, in particular for the best accomplishment and in all circumstances, noble and sensitive constitutional missions assigned, in accordance with the national defence policy and the requirement to strengthen its main foundations”.
At the end of the meeting, the Lieutenant General gave the floor to the executives and personnel of the Naval Forces and listened to their concerns.
