Algeria: President Bouteflika, Navy and multi-purpose frigatenote

Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika is said to have had a quick meeting with a group of officers of the Algerian Navy having come to congratulate him on his election as President for the fourth term. The following 380-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what President Bouteflika told them about a project to buy a multi-purpose frigate. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/19 – May 9, 2014)]