Algerian President to Visit France in May

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed in a telephone conversation on Sunday (January 15th) to schedule Mr. Tebboune’s state visit to France for the month of May, according to the Algerian presidency. The two Heads of State spoke about bilateral relations and the state visit of the President of the Republic to France, agreeing to schedule it for next May, said the presidency in a press release.

In an interview with the Algerian writer Kamel Daoud published on January 11 by the weekly Point, Mr. Macron had said he hoped to welcome Mr. Tebboune to France in 2023 to continue the work of memory and reconciliation between the two countries. At the end of December, Mr. Tebboune for his part welcomed the trust between France and Algeria, four months after Mr. Macron’s visit to Algiers, and announced a state visit to France in 2023 in an interview with the French daily Le Figaro.

The two Heads of State had relaunched bilateral cooperation in a joint declaration signed with great fanfare at the end of August, paving the way in particular for a relaxation of the visa regime granted to Algeria in exchange for increased cooperation from Algiers in the fight against illegal immigration.