US EditionFrance expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
- Algeria declared persona non grata status for 12 French officials on Monday.
- The expulsion followed the arrest of three Algerian nationals, including a consular official, in France.
- French prosecutors charged the Algerians with kidnapping related to a terrorist undertaking.
- Jean-Noël Barrot urged Algeria to reconsider expulsions, stating France would "respond immediately" if the decision continued.
- This action strains relations and jeopardizes recent attempts by Macron and Tebboune to improve diplomatic ties.
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France expels 12 Algerian diplomats in escalating diplomatic row
France has ordered the expulsion of 12 Algerian diplomatic and consular staff, in a sharp escalation of tensions with its former colony. The move follows Algeria’s decision to expel 12 French diplomats and marks a new low in relations that both countries had recently been working to improve. Paris announced the expulsions on Tuesday, a day after Algiers retaliated over the arrest of an Algerian consular official and two others in France. The tri…
Paris reacts to the Algerian ultimatum, the crisis simmers
On Tuesday, 15 April, France sent back 12 Algerian agents and recalled its ambassador, in response to the dismissal of 12 French officials serving in Algiers. A first step that had been taken in response to the arrest in France of an Algerian consular officer. The prospects for normalization are far removed.
France responds to Algeria with the expulsion of 12 diplomats and calls for consultations with its ambassador
France warned on Monday that it would retaliate and has not taken long to respond. Paris has announced the expulsion of 12 officials from the Algerian embassy in Paris, just 48 hours after Algiers did the same with another dozen Gauls diplomats working in the country. In a tough statement, the Presidency of the Republic says that, with its decision, the Algerian authorities “take responsibility for the brutal deterioration of bilateral relations…
Relations between France and Algeria tense again. Paris expels 12 Algerian agents and recalls ambassador for consultations - HotNews.ro
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to expel "12 agents working in the Algerian consular and diplomatic network in France" and recall the French ambassador to Algiers, Stéphane Romatet, for consultations in retaliation for...
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