Russian, European support for Bouteflika

The Algerian army's chief leadership held a party to honor Algerian President Liamine Zeroual as the supreme leader of Algeria's armed forces and minister of defense.

The Algerian Chief of Staff, Mohammed El-Ammawi, hailed the efforts of Zeroual in light of the national straightening and the great concern he gave to his constitutional missions. Zeroual referred to the sacrifices of the army in the years of plight, which enabled Algeria to rise up and establish a strong republic with its corporations and to restore the security of its citizens in their homeland and spread safety and calm.

On the other hand, the Algerian president-elect, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, received international support, as Russian President Boris Yeltsin sent a message of congratulations to Bouteflika.

The letter from the European Union confirmed that they will give a great interest to the initiatives of the president-elect, referring to the enhancement of reforms in Algeria, as well as Mediterranean cooperation, adding that through pursuing social and economic reforms, democracy and rule of law, Algeria will be able to get out of its crisis.