The outstretched hand from Paris to Algiers

Finally a rapprochement between Algiers and Paris? “I hope that President Tebboune will be able to come to France in 2023. I believe that this will make sense in the history of the Algerian people, argues Emmanuel Macron in a long interview given to the Update on relations between the two countries. For the French people, this will be an opportunity to understand often hidden realities. No visit has yet been made official. But behind the scenes, diplomats are busy rolling out the red carpet. The National Assembly, the Senate and the town hall of Paris have been alerted that a state visit – the highest stage of protocol between two countries – was in preparation in honor of Abdelmadjid Tebboune.