Intel: Pentagon eyes partnership with Algeria amid competition with Russia, China - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Oct 1, 2020

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper (L) and Tunisian Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartagi sign an agreement establishing a road map for defense cooperation between the two countries on Sept. 30, 2020. — Jim Garamone/Department of Defense

Defense Secretary Mark Esper met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune today in the first visit of a Pentagon chief to the North African country since 2006.

It was also the highest-level US diplomatic meeting with the new Algerian president since longtime ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted amid popular protests last year.

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