Algeria, France agree to resume security, migration cooperation amid rift

1/4/2025 7:23

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Monday, during which they agreed to immediately resume security and migration cooperation between the two countries.



The two leaders held an "open and cordial" discussion about the state of bilateral ties and the tensions that have accumulated in recent months, and reiterated their willingness to resume the fruitful dialogue established in August 2022, read a statement published by the Algerian Presidency on Facebook.



They agreed on the need for returning to an equal dialogue between the two countries, and for "the immediate resumption of cooperation on migration in a credible, smooth and effective manner," read the statement.