ALGIERS – Saturday, 11 November 2023 (APS) – The chief of staff of the People’s National Army, General Saïd Chanegriha, will begin Saturday an official visit to the People’s Republic of China, as part of the “strengthening of military cooperation between the two countries,” the ministry of National Defence said in a statement.

The visit, part of the “strengthening of the ties of friendship and cooperation” between the People’s National Army and the Chinese People’s Army of Liberation, will be an opportunity for the two sides to “examine issues of common interest and the ways to enhance military cooperation between the two countries,” the statement said.