ANP Chief of Staff General Gaïd Salah: “You are the shields of Algeria…”

Army Corps General, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army (ANP), Ahmed Gaid Salah, paid on Wednesday a working visit of inspection to the 4th Military Region (South-Eastern Algeria) to ascertain the readiness of Army units and to strengthen the efforts for a direct contact with the elements of the national Armed Forces.

In addition, he said that loyalty to Algeria and the preservation of its supreme interests are the “best guarantee” to ensure a peaceful and serene future for the country.

In a keynote speech, delivered in the presence of the personnel of the 4^th military Region, the ANP Chief of Staff urged them to “follow in the path of their ancestors of the November 1954 generation the authors of heroic endeavour during the glorious war of national liberation, as the latter fulfilled their duty selflessly to preserve the security of Algeria and its stability. “

He added, in essence, that Algeria, by the greatness of its glorious revolution and the huge sacrifices made by its brave martyrs, will always remain victorious while being supported by the sincerity of his loyal children who must contribute to writing the present of its military history, because the “human being harvests only what he sows in labor”, as he put it.

The Army Corps General further reiterated the staunch determination of the ANP to pursue on the development path by mobilizing its capacities at all levels, while urging the armed forces to “maintain vigilance and to be up to the requirements of their military profession and to remain always faithful to Algeria and only Algeria. “

Furthermore, General Ahmed Gaid Salah also gave strict instructions designed to keep up the pressure on remaining terrorist gangs as part of the relentless struggle fight against terrorism with the same spirit of commitment and also against organized criminal networks (drugs, weapons, contraband …) with the same firm resolve while ensuring the maintenance of vigilance at its highest level.