US EditionFrance expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
- France expelled 12 Algerian officials in a coordinated response after Algeria expelled the same number of French officials.
- The diplomatic spat follows the arrest of an Algerian consular employee linked to a kidnapping case involving political influencer Amir Boukhors.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot criticized Algeria's actions, calling them 'unjustified and incomprehensible'.
- Both countries face increased tensions, marking the largest expulsion of diplomats since Algeria's independence in 1962.
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It is the most acute diplomatic crisis between the two countries since 1962, and Algeria's independence. ...
The renewed tension between France and Algeria, both of which announced at the beginning of the week expulsions of consular agents stationed in both countries, came to freeze the timid resumption of the dialogue that was emerging between them. Since the telephone call of 31 March between Emmanuel Macron and Abdelmadjid Tebboune, several initiatives had begun to take shape again.
Following the expulsion of twelve Algerian consular and diplomatic agents, the Foreign Minister called for a "free, lucid and demanding dialogue" with Algiers.
Western Sahara, expulsion of illegal immigrants, Boualem Sansal case: decrypting the crunch points that have engulfed Franco-Algeria relations since the summer of 2024.
In the dispute between France and Algeria, French Foreign Minister Barrot is trying to deescalate the situation.
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