{"id":71239,"date":"2023-02-28T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=71239"},"modified":"2023-02-28T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T11:27:43","slug":"second-lpd-on-the-table-in-algeria-italy-shipbuilding-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/second-lpd-on-the-table-in-algeria-italy-shipbuilding-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Second LPD on the table in Algeria-Italy shipbuilding deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shephard<\/em>\u00a0understands that a second LPD is one potential part of the deal which would see Fincantieri and Algeria’s \u00c9tablissement de Construction et de Reparation Navale (ECRN) work together on a\u00a0joint shipbuilding programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n In January, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Algeria to boost cooperation between the two countries. On the agenda were energy deals and naval platform development.<\/p>\n The second LPD is just one aspect of the cooperation framework, which could include several other ships, a source with knowledge of the discussions told\u00a0Shephard<\/em>.<\/p>\n