On Wednesday, November 30, the work of the 13th Italian-Algerian Bilateral Committee was held at the Guidoni Palace, the headquarters of the General Secretariat of Defense and the National Directorate of Armament, and continued until Thursday, December 1, with a visit to the production headquarters of Leonardo. The meetings were chaired by the Secretary General of National Defense and Armament, Luciano Portolano, and Major General Mohamed Salah Benbisha, Secretary General of the Algerian Ministry of Defense. The Italian party confirmed the commitment and readiness of the Italian Ministry of Defense to support its Algerian counterpart in any future acquisition of locally produced systems through the exchange of technology and industrial knowledge. The focus of the discussions was particularly on the helicopter production project in Sétif, Algeria, to ensure that it becomes a starting point for future industrial cooperation. Important for the first 7 AW-139 helicopters. Both sides were very hopeful to formalize this part in the first half of 2023. Then the conversation touched on the possible cooperation agreement between Fincantieri and the Algerian shipyard ECRN in Mers-el-Kebir (Oran), which aims to develop a possible joint shipbuilding program, which will allow the Algerian side to acquire technical and managerial know-how. After that, the Algerian delegation expressed strong interest in the new AW-249 helicopter. All the activities agreed upon in the context of previous bilateral agreements have been completed thanks to the continuous work of the bilateral working groups and the cooperation of Italian industries in the sector, for example, Fincantieri, Leonardo, MBDA Italia, Elettronica and Rheinmetall Italia.
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