In early October, the head of state had mentioned “the memorial annuity” of Algeria and questioned the “Algerian nation before French colonization”. Remarks that shocked on the other side of the Mediterranean.
Le Monde with AFP
Emmanuel Macron sends a soothing signal on the Algiers side. After weeks of climbing and tension with Algeria, the President of the Republic “regrets the polemics and misunderstandings generated by the reported words” and means his “greater respect for the Algerian nation, for his history and for the Sovereignty of Algeria, “said the Elysee, Tuesday, November 9. “He is strongly attached to the development of the relationship” between France and Algeria, said a counselor of the Head of State, during a press brief on the Libya conference, which will be held on Friday in Paris.
m. Macron triggered Algiers’s anger after the publication of words reported in an article in the world dated October 2, where he accused the Algerian “politico-military” system to maintain a “memorial annuity” by serving to his people a ” official story “who” does not rely on truths “. At the meeting of the Head of State with eighteen young people from families who intimately lived the Algerian war, to which [Nute] had attended, the President of the Republic had also stated that “the construction of Algeria as a nation is a phenomenon to look at. Was there an Algerian nation before French colonization? That’s the question (…) “.
Strategic issue in Libya
These remarks fueled the Algerian state, on the back of already existing tensions around the decline in visa granting by France to Algerian nationals. Saturday, November 6, Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, had notified that he would not “the first step” to try to appease the relations with his French counterpart who, with his remarks, “reopened an old conflict In a totally useless way, “he said. “Why did he say that? I think it was for strategic electoral reasons,” said TEBBOUNE, In an interview at the German weekly Der Spiegel .
After a first attempt at appeasement launched in early October by Emmanuel Macron, the Elysee said Tuesday that he wanted the bilateral relationship of the two countries to subside and develops, stating that it would be “at Benefit of Algerian and French populations but also to meet major regional challenges, starting with Libya “.
The Elysée pointed out that Abdelmadjid Tebboune was invited to the Friday Conference organized in Paris to help the Libyan State stabilize, including preparing the presidential election of the country scheduled for 24 December. According to this Elysean advisor, “Algeria is a major player in the region and the president wishes the participation of President Tebboune at this conference”.