Algiers had recalled its ambassador on October 2 in reaction to remarks by Emmanuel Macron who affirmed that Algeria was built on “a memorial rent”, maintained by “the politico-military system”.
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This gesture should put an end, according to experts, to a serious diplomatic crisis with France. After three months of absence, the Algerian ambassador will resume his duties in Paris on Thursday, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Algerian war (1954-1962). Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune “received on Wednesday the Algerian ambassador to France, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, who will resume his duties in Paris this Thursday, January 6, 2022”, announced the presidency in a press release.
Algiers recalled its ambassador on October 2 in reaction to comments relayed by the newspaper The world, of French President Emmanuel Macron who asserted that Algeria, after its independence in 1962, was built on “a memorial rent”, maintained by “the politico-military system”.
In front of young people including descendants of harkis, settlers and Algerian independence activists, Emmanuel Macron also questioned the existence of an Algerian nation before French colonization from 1830.
Algiers had, in another sign of protest, banned the overflight of its territory to French military planes serving the Sahel, where the troops of the anti-jihadist operation Barkhane are deployed. On November 9, the French president let it be known, via an adviser, that he “regretted the controversies and misunderstandings” with Algeria, and assured to have “the greatest respect for the Algerian nation” and “his history”.
At the beginning of December, the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, paid a visit to Algeria in order to defuse this crisis.