A proposal to send Algerian army units outside of Algeria's borders faces division among Algerians.
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Algeria, 13.06.2020 - Lana - The Algerian Army Magazine confirmed,
in its new issue, that the proposal included in the draft amendment
of the constitution and that the People's National Army participate
in peacekeeping operations outside national borders is fully in line
with our country's foreign policy, according to Algerian radio.
And the magazine's editorial stated: "The proposal for the people's
national army to participate in peacekeeping operations outside our
national borders is fully in line with our country's foreign policy,
which is based on firm principles that prevent the resort to war and
call for peace and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs
of states and is keen to resolve international conflicts by peaceful
means, in line with international legitimacy resolutions represented
by international and regional bodies. "
The Algerian Army Magazine indicated: that the national security of
our country that transcends our national geographical borders
requires, in light of the prevailing situation at the regional level
and the new transformations and changes that occur, to strengthen the
protection of the security and stability of our country and to
participate in the processes of imposing security, and this matter
will contribute in activating peace and security, especially our
brown continent, which witnesses the largest number of conflicts in
the world and the spread of the most number of the tasks of the
United Nations and the African Union, to maintain peace in countries
ravaged by wars and conflicts.
According to Magharebia.com, the draft faced division between
Algerians over the proposal to send army units outside the borders of
Algeria: "Units from the army abroad, some saying that working
outside the border has become necessary due to the Algerian border's
exposure to terrorist threats and because of the turbulent security
situation Especially in Libya and the Sahel, and it is feared that
the army will be exploited by foreign powers and that it will
engaging it in wars that would harm it.
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