President of the Republic inaugurates 32nd Algerian Production Fair
ALGIERS-The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated on Thursday the 32nd edition of the Algerian Production Fair, held at the Algiers Exhibition Palace, with the participation of 600 exhibitors representing various sectors.
Before the inauguration, the President of the Republic listened to a presentation by the Minister of Domestic Trade and National Market Regulation, Tayeb Zitouni, on the activities of Algerian companies and businesses.
The President of the Republic began his visit by the stand pavilion of the Ministry of National Defense, where he heard a detailed presentation on the capabilities and activities of companies and departments belonging to the People's National Army (PNA), including the Industrial Equipment Company “Seriana” (Batna), the Naval Construction and Repair Company, the Aeronautical Construction Company, the Algerian company of Industrial and Technical Textiles, the PNA’s Central Logistics Base and the Department of Transmissions and Command-control Systems, the Mechanical Construction Company of Khenchela, and the Mechanical Industry Promotion Company.
At the Ministry’s stands, President Tebboune praised the level of development achieved by the military industry, underlining that “it is the locomotive of national industry.”
The President of the Republic insisted on “increasing the integration rate of the military industry to between 50 and 60%.”
Upon his arrival at Exhibition Palace, the President of the Republic was welcomed by the Minister of Domestic Trade and National Market Regulation, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defense (MDN), the Governor of Algiers, local elected officials and the President of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA).
The inauguration was attended by the Prime Minister, the Chief of Staff at the Presidency of the Republic, and the Private Secretary to the President of the Republic.
Placed under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, this major economic event is organized from December 19 to 28 by Algeria Exhibitions (a subsidiary of SAFEX), under the supervision of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and National Market Regulation, under the theme: “Our Production, Pillar of Our Sovereignty”.
This edition brings together major national public and private companies on an area of over 28,000 m². The fair pavilions, the African Unity Esplanade and the central hall will be dedicated to the products and services of companies, SMEs, start-ups and craftsmen.
Sectors covered include agrifood, manufacturing, electronics and household appliances, chemicals and petrochemicals, energy, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, textiles, as well as construction, building materials, services and military industries.