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Algerian government accuses France of authorizing aggression
(MENAFN) Algeria has accused France of effectively endorsing hostile actions against the North African state after the airing of a television program that Algerian authorities condemned as containing “lies and fabrications.”
The dispute erupted after a French public television channel broadcast a report titled Rumors and Dirty Tricks: The Secret War Between France and Algeria, which alleged that Algerian officials were engaged in covert intimidation, influence operations, and disinformation campaigns targeting France.
In an official statement released on Saturday, Algeria’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned the French Embassy’s charge d’affaires in Algiers to formally object to what it described as something that is “abusively presented as a documentary, but which in reality is nothing more than a tissue of counter-truths that are deeply offensive and needlessly provocative.”
The ministry said it cautioned the French diplomat about “the extreme gravity” of what it described as escalating “anti-Algerian” behavior, stressing that Algeria “reserves the right to take whatever follow-up actions the seriousness of such acts may require.”
“The contribution of the Embassy of France in Algiers and that of the Ambassador personally in promoting this outrageous campaign… reinforces the feeling that it benefited from a green light from French official services,” the statement added.
Relations between Algeria and France have remained tense for decades, largely due to unresolved historical disputes linked to France’s colonial rule from 1830 until Algeria gained independence in 1962. Friction has also intensified in recent years over migration issues and France’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, a contested territory whose independence claims Algeria has long backed.
The dispute erupted after a French public television channel broadcast a report titled Rumors and Dirty Tricks: The Secret War Between France and Algeria, which alleged that Algerian officials were engaged in covert intimidation, influence operations, and disinformation campaigns targeting France.
In an official statement released on Saturday, Algeria’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned the French Embassy’s charge d’affaires in Algiers to formally object to what it described as something that is “abusively presented as a documentary, but which in reality is nothing more than a tissue of counter-truths that are deeply offensive and needlessly provocative.”
The ministry said it cautioned the French diplomat about “the extreme gravity” of what it described as escalating “anti-Algerian” behavior, stressing that Algeria “reserves the right to take whatever follow-up actions the seriousness of such acts may require.”
“The contribution of the Embassy of France in Algiers and that of the Ambassador personally in promoting this outrageous campaign… reinforces the feeling that it benefited from a green light from French official services,” the statement added.
Relations between Algeria and France have remained tense for decades, largely due to unresolved historical disputes linked to France’s colonial rule from 1830 until Algeria gained independence in 1962. Friction has also intensified in recent years over migration issues and France’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, a contested territory whose independence claims Algeria has long backed.
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