Official Statement of MND
03rd June 2024
General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of PNA Staff presides the opening of the work of a national seminar entitled: “National Defence facing cognitive warfare”
Mr. General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of PNA Staff presided, this Monday, 3rd June, 2024, at the National Army Circle, in Béni Messous, the opening of the work of a national seminar entitled “National Defence in the face of cognitive warfare”.
Was present in this seminar, the Prime Minister, Ministers, advisors to the President of the Republic, the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, the Commanders of the Forces and the National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, chiefs of Departments, Directors and chiefs of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defence and the PNA General Staff, as well as senior executives and university professors
The seminar began with an opening speech delivered by General, in which he underlined the importance of the topic of this seminar, which takes place in a complex geopolitical context throughout the world:
“The organization of this national seminar, entitled “National Defence in the face of cognitive warfare”, takes place in a regional and international geopolitical context, characterized by mutations, the complexity of crises and the tangle of threats, which makes anticipating its future development very difficult, especially with the intensification of competition between current and rising powers, in order to Extending its influence and tightening its control over the resources and wealth of southern countries, without taking into account the possible repercussions on regional and international security and on the right of developing peoples to live in security, peace and dignity.”
The General emphasized the need for all national actors to unite their efforts in order to fight effectively against hostile plans and win the development challenges of our country:
“This national seminar, which deals with one of the most dangerous forms of war for the conscience of people and the stability of States, aims to shed light and raise awareness of the strategic seriousness of what could be brewing against our country, by exploiting 5th generation warfare technologies. An example of this is the sneaky practices carried out in recent times by parties hostile to Algeria, due to its attachment to its constant positions and its sovereign decision, as well as its support for just causes throughout the world.
As such, with a view to winning the development challenges, initiated by our country, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, it belongs to all the actors nationals, namely, State institutions, civil society, elites and all categories of citizens, to unite their efforts, in order to strengthen the systemic stability of the State and to fight, effectively, against possible hostilities”.
At the end of his speech, the General announced the official opening of the work of the conference.
During the scheduled conferences, participating professors and experts addressed the concept of cognitive warfare and its forms, the risks and threats generated by it, as well as the means to deal with it, from a studied perspective, particularly in an international context marked by a dissolution of borders between the state of peace and war, as well as an exacerbation of cross-border asymmetric threats.
These conferences were punctuated by debates and interventions by experts and executives, who gave conceptions and ideas that contributed to the enrichment of this conference and its recommendations.
Was present in this seminar, the Prime Minister, Ministers, advisors to the President of the Republic, the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, the Commanders of the Forces and the National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, chiefs of Departments, Directors and chiefs of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defence and the PNA General Staff, as well as senior executives and university professors
The seminar began with an opening speech delivered by General, in which he underlined the importance of the topic of this seminar, which takes place in a complex geopolitical context throughout the world:
“The organization of this national seminar, entitled “National Defence in the face of cognitive warfare”, takes place in a regional and international geopolitical context, characterized by mutations, the complexity of crises and the tangle of threats, which makes anticipating its future development very difficult, especially with the intensification of competition between current and rising powers, in order to Extending its influence and tightening its control over the resources and wealth of southern countries, without taking into account the possible repercussions on regional and international security and on the right of developing peoples to live in security, peace and dignity.”
The General emphasized the need for all national actors to unite their efforts in order to fight effectively against hostile plans and win the development challenges of our country:
“This national seminar, which deals with one of the most dangerous forms of war for the conscience of people and the stability of States, aims to shed light and raise awareness of the strategic seriousness of what could be brewing against our country, by exploiting 5th generation warfare technologies. An example of this is the sneaky practices carried out in recent times by parties hostile to Algeria, due to its attachment to its constant positions and its sovereign decision, as well as its support for just causes throughout the world.
As such, with a view to winning the development challenges, initiated by our country, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, it belongs to all the actors nationals, namely, State institutions, civil society, elites and all categories of citizens, to unite their efforts, in order to strengthen the systemic stability of the State and to fight, effectively, against possible hostilities”.
At the end of his speech, the General announced the official opening of the work of the conference.
During the scheduled conferences, participating professors and experts addressed the concept of cognitive warfare and its forms, the risks and threats generated by it, as well as the means to deal with it, from a studied perspective, particularly in an international context marked by a dissolution of borders between the state of peace and war, as well as an exacerbation of cross-border asymmetric threats.
These conferences were punctuated by debates and interventions by experts and executives, who gave conceptions and ideas that contributed to the enrichment of this conference and its recommendations.
