Algeria reiterates adherence to ban on weapons of mass destruction

Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, Lieutenant General Said Chengriha, has reiterated his country’s adherence to strengthening international peace and security by banning weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Chemex-Africa exercise VIP Day yesterday, Chengriha said: “This agreement remains the only non-discriminatory means that has been negotiated at the multilateral level, and which can be implemented to destroy existing stockpiles of chemical weapons, and prevent their development and production of new types that may further exacerbate the complexities of this problem and its danger to humanity.”

Chengriha also called for “the need to strengthen control over the movement of dual-use chemicals across borders” and improve controls on these activities to address security challenges that involve the potential misuse of chemicals by terrorist groups.

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