Emmanuel Macron to visit Algeria

Algeria and France have been going by way of a turbulent interval just lately.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements that “he doubts the existence of a pre-colonial Algerian nation” has additional escalated the present rigidity.

Whereas the issues associated to French colonialism in Algeria weren’t resolved but, the Paris administration restricted the visa quota supplied to Algerians.

“Alternative to get strained relations again on monitor”

Macron’s visit to Algeria, which is deliberate to be made upon the invitation of Algerian President Abdulmecid Tebboune, is seen as a possibility to get the strained relations again on monitor, particularly to clear up the historic issues between the 2 international locations.

Tebbun mentioned the agenda of the visit with Macron, who will visit his nation quickly.

Tebbun and Macron met

In accordance to a written assertion from the Algerian Presidency, Tebbun and his French counterpart held a cellphone name. Macron conveyed his condolences to Tebbun for individuals who misplaced their lives in forest fires in some provinces of Algeria.

The spoken historical past of the visit

In the course of the assembly, cooperation between the 2 international locations was mentioned. Whereas no data is given on the date of Macron’s visit to Algeria, it’s said that the stated visit can be held on August 25.

Algeria’s phrases to France

In accordance to the information of AA, President Tebbun invited Macron, whom he congratulated on his re-election because the President of France for the second time period, to Algeria.

Tebbun reveals respect for sovereignty, frequent pursuits and non-interference in inner affairs as the primary determinants of building calm relations with France.

Historic points pending decision

Algeria and France are negotiating 4 extraordinary historic information, primarily the Algerian archive, which the French authorities refused to give, and the return of the skulls of the leaders of the individuals’s revolution within the Museum of Man in Paris.

In accordance to Algerian authorities, the third file is about compensation for the victims of the nuclear assessments carried out by France within the Algerian desert between 1960 and 1966, and the fourth file is about clarifying the destiny of two,200 individuals who disappeared throughout the Conflict of Independence (1954-1962).

France didn’t reply to any requests from Algeria, besides that the skulls of a few of the symbols of the favored resistance to colonialism needs to be delivered in 2020.