Emmanuel Macron will return to Algiers on Saturday to sign with his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune, “a renewed, concrete and ambitious partnership”.
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Together. French President Emmanuel Macron will return to Algiers on Saturday to sign with his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune, “a renewed, concrete and ambitious partnership”, announced the Elysée on Friday, August 26. This announcement follows that, made on Thursday, of the creation of a Franco-Algerian commission on colonization.
“I will return after Oran to Algiers to greet President Tebboune and his ministers and sign a joint declaration, decided yesterday and during the night, because things are going well in the enthusiasm of the moment”declared the Head of State himself in front of the French community in Algiers.
He specified that it would be“a new partnership for and by young people”, already announcing the acceptance of 8,000 more Algerian students this year in France, who will join an annual contingent of 30,000 young people. With Algeria, “let’s be idealistic and needy”he added, saying he wanted “bringing out cooperation projects in all areas”.
“It’s a story that has never been simple. But which is and will remain, because we want it to be, a story of respect, friendship and, dare I say it, love.”
Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republicin a speech
Before returning to Algiers, the Head of State must go Friday evening to Oran, in the West. He will meet there on Saturday young artists and sportsmen including breakdance champions. He must also visit the shop of the famous raï music label Disco Maghreb, brought up to date by the French DJ Snake.