Overview

• Jean-Noël Barrot met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on April 6 to finalize the relaunch of bilateral relations.
• Both nations committed to immediate cooperation in migration, security, and economic sectors, emphasizing a partnership of equality.
• Key unresolved issues include the detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and Algeria's compliance with deportation agreements, with Sansal's case remaining contentious.
• Plans for enhanced security collaboration include intelligence sharing on Sahel-related challenges, with a high-level meeting of intelligence officials to be scheduled.
• Economic ties are set to deepen with a meeting of French and Algerian business leaders planned for May 9 in Paris, aiming to revitalize trade and investment.