Sobhy attends Qaid Saleh's funeral on behalf of President Sisi

CAIRO – 25 December 2019: Assistant of the President for Defense Affairs Sedki Sobhy arrived in Algeria on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Chief of Staff of the National People's Army Qaid Saleh on behalf of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

Sobhy was accompanied by five high profile officers from Egypt’s Armed Forces. Egypt’s Ambassador to Algeria Ayman Mosharafa received them upon their arrival.

The Egyptian participation in the funeral comes in appreciation of the bilateral relations between Egypt and Algeria and the Key role played by Lieutenant General Qaid Saleh, who participated in the October 1973 war alongside the Egyptian forces.

Saleh also played a key role during the transition period in Algeria that ended with the presidential elections won by President Abdel Madjid Tebboune.

On December 24, President Sisi extended his sincere condolences to Algeria for the death of Saleh.

On his official account on Twitter, the president posted, "I extend my sincere condolences to Algeria as the president of Egypt and on behalf of the Egyptian government and people for the death of General Ahmed Qaid Saleh, chief of Staff of the National People's Army, a figure worthy of respect and appreciation for his effort to achieve stability in Algeria. May God bring him into his spacious gardens and grant his family patience and solace."