Overview
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez visited Algiers on February 16–17 for political‑level talks with his counterpart Saïd Sayoud after months of technical contacts.
- Photos released by Algerian authorities showed senior security chiefs in the room, including DGSI director Céline Berthon, signaling a high-level push on operational issues.
- Key files discussed included readmissions of Algerian nationals under OQTF, counter-terrorism coordination and drug trafficking, with no public breakthrough announced.
- Algeria has not accepted any returnees under French OQTF to date, and the case of detained French journalist Christophe Gleizes remains unresolved.
- The trip followed a long-standing invitation from Algiers and was preceded by mediation efforts, notably Ségolène Royal’s visit, yet a presidential meeting was not confirmed publicly.