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France’s interior minister visits Algeria amid hopes of thawing relations
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Algerian officials agreed to reactivate high-level security cooperation focusing on counter-terrorism, migration, and judicial matters after months of tensions.
- On Monday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez began a two-day visit to Algiers to discuss security, migration and jailed sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, with working sessions aimed at reviving practical cooperation.
- Last year, France prosecuted an Algerian consular official and expelled 12 Algerian embassy staff, while tensions escalated after Paris in 2024 backed Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
- Nuñez prepared by phone with his Algerian counterpart Saïd Sayoud on Thursday before travelling, and Monday's working sessions focused on judicial, policing and intelligence cooperation with senior security officials present.
- On Tuesday, France and Algeria agreed to restart security cooperation, and Nuñez said both sides would reactivate a high-level security cooperation mechanism, thanking President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for improving readmissions.
- With Algeria bordering Niger and Mali, Algeria's parliament plans to vote on the law declaring French colonisation `state crime`, while recent visits by Ségolène Royal show cautious engagement despite outstanding bilateral issues.
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France, Algeria to resume security cooperation
France and Algeria agreed on Tuesday to restart security cooperation during a visit to Algiers by French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, marking the first sign of a thaw in diplomatic ties. After meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Nunez said both sides had agreed to "reactivate a high-level security cooperation mechanism".
The announcement took place on the second day of the visit of the Minister of the Interior to Algeria.
On the second day of a visit to Algiers by the Minister of the Interior, the Algerian President finally agreed to receive him Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received on Tuesday Laurent Nuñez, at the
France’s interior minister visits Algeria amid hopes of thawing relations
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visited Algeria on Monday in what could signal a thaw in relations between the two countries. Under his predecessor, Bruno Retailleau, France tightened entry conditions for Algerian diplomats and threatened retaliation if Algeria refused to take back its citizens ordered to leave French territory. Ties worsened further after France recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, a region at the heart …
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