French president and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmayid Tebboune, sign a document confirming a “new irreversible dynamic”
France is strengthening its ties with Algeria. French President Emmanuel Macron concluded his three-day visit to the African country on Saturday with the aim of reviving bilateral relations between Paris and his former colony. The meeting takes place as the West looks for alternatives to Russian gas to avoid a serious energy crisis, as this Maghreb country is the largest gas exporter in Africa.
Macron and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmayid Tebboune, signed a document in the African capital confirming a “new irreversible dynamic” in relations between the two countries, 70 years after Algerian independence from Gallic colonialism. “Strong in the exceptional human ties that unite them and resolutely determined to foster their friendship and consolidate their achievements in cooperation and partnership, France and Algeria renew their commitment to place their relations in a dynamic of irreversible progress” , announced the Elysée .
All this will mainly translate into the establishment of the so-called High Council for Cooperation at the level of the Heads of State, “to deepen and design together, in a spirit of trust and mutual respect, appropriate measures to respond to bilateral issues. ” It will meet every two years, alternately in Paris and Algiers.
In the historical part, both countries have agreed to create a “mixed commission” of French and Algerian historians on the colonial era and the war of independence, including the opening and return of archives, goods and mortuary remains of the Algerian resistance fighters. as well as the disappeared.
France and Algeria will give new impetus to their economic relations to promote a balanced association in the interests of both countries, especially in the energy transition, notably through cooperation on gas and hydrogen.
Source: La Verdad
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