Chinese company delivers final section of Algeria's landmark East-West Highway project

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Chinese company delivers final section of Algeria's landmark East-West Highway project

STORY: Chinese company delivers final section of Algeria's landmark East-West Highway project DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Algeria's East-West Highway project 2. various of Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane speaking 3. various of Algeria's East-West Highway project STORYLINE: A landmark Algerian highway built to connect 17 provinces has been completed with a Chinese company delivering its final 84-km segment on Saturday. As the final leg of the East-West Highway project, the 84-km project stretches from Drean in the easternmost province of El Tarf to the town of Raml Souk bordering Tunisia. Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane hailed the highway's strategic significance in substantially facilitating people's travel and promoting economic exchanges between Algeria and Tunisia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algiers. (XHTV)

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