Paris is making more declarations in an attempt to relax diplomatic relations with Algiers.

“Recently the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) reiterated his deep respect for the Algerian people.

This also means, of course, fundamental respect for Algerian sovereignty, ”French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the National Assembly on Tuesday.

"It is for the Algerians and for them alone to decide their destinies and to define the contours of their choices and their political debate", he added.

On the day of October 2, Algiers decided to recall "immediate" its ambassador to Paris, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, and, as another retaliatory measure, banned French military planes from the anti-jihadist operation from flying over its territory. Barkhane in the Sahel.

The return of the Algerian ambassador "is conditioned on respect for Algeria, total respect for the Algerian state," Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told Algerian media on Sunday.

Le Drian regrets the recall of the Algerian ambassador

Asked about this recall from the ambassador, Jean-Yves Le Drian said he regretted it. “This does not correspond to the importance we attach to the relationship between our two nations,” he continued. “We are convinced of the common interest of our two countries to work together. This vision (…) is I believe shared by many Algerian officials at all levels ”.

Bilateral relations are strained on multiple issues including, in addition to the memorial issue, the immigration issue.

These tensions are regularly maintained by multiple declarations on both sides.

Emmanuel Macron had thus triggered the anger of Algiers with comments reported by the newspaper

Le Monde in

early October.

He accused the Algerian “politico-military” system of maintaining a “memorial rent” on the conflict by serving his people an “official history” which “is not based on truths”.

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