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Algeria, France Agree to Reactivate High-Level Security Cooperation
(MENAFN) Algeria and France agreed Tuesday to reactivate a high-level security coordination mechanism covering judicial, police, and intelligence collaboration, in a bid to reduce tensions between the two nations.
The announcement came from French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, marking the first visit by a senior French official in months. Nunez said talks with Algerian counterpart Said Sayoud and senior security officials led to the formal relaunch of the mechanism, aimed at restoring “normal security relations.”
The framework will focus on judicial coordination, police cooperation, intelligence sharing, and migration issues, including the sensitive topic of repatriations. Nunez emphasized that the agreed measures would be implemented “as soon as possible” and that security and migration collaboration would proceed at a “very high level.”
Security cooperation has emerged as the main channel for rebuilding dialogue after a short diplomatic thaw collapsed in April last year following the detention of an Algerian diplomat in France. While the reactivation signals renewed engagement, officials have not indicated a full normalization of ties, with progress in judicial collaboration and migration management expected to shape future relations.
The agreement comes after months of diplomatic friction, including reciprocal ambassadorial withdrawals and disputes over France’s July 2024 support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara—a position strongly opposed by Algeria.
The announcement came from French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, marking the first visit by a senior French official in months. Nunez said talks with Algerian counterpart Said Sayoud and senior security officials led to the formal relaunch of the mechanism, aimed at restoring “normal security relations.”
The framework will focus on judicial coordination, police cooperation, intelligence sharing, and migration issues, including the sensitive topic of repatriations. Nunez emphasized that the agreed measures would be implemented “as soon as possible” and that security and migration collaboration would proceed at a “very high level.”
Security cooperation has emerged as the main channel for rebuilding dialogue after a short diplomatic thaw collapsed in April last year following the detention of an Algerian diplomat in France. While the reactivation signals renewed engagement, officials have not indicated a full normalization of ties, with progress in judicial collaboration and migration management expected to shape future relations.
The agreement comes after months of diplomatic friction, including reciprocal ambassadorial withdrawals and disputes over France’s July 2024 support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara—a position strongly opposed by Algeria.
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