Doha – In a thundering diplomatic blow, Paris today ordered the immediate designation of twelve Algerian diplomatic agents and conjured up his ambassador from Algier, which corresponded to the ruthless decision of Algeria to banish the French civil servants just a few days earlier.
“The Algerian authorities take responsibility for brutal deterioration in our bilateral relationships”, the Élysée Palace explained in a devastating reprimand.
The statement came according to Algeria’s impulsive regime gave Twelve officials of the French Ministry of the Interior only 48-hour ultimatum to leave the country to leave a step of French officials, which is described as “unjustified” and “incomprehensible”.
The diplomatic storm broke out after the French authorities had arrested an Algerian consular agent in Paris.
The agent together with two accomplices, Faces In a shocking kidnapping on Amir DZ, a prominent anti-regime influencer who was looking for refuge from Algeria’s increasing oppression in France.
“If Algeria hits the choice of escalation, we will react with extreme strength,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned 2nd hours later when Algeria stubbornly maintained his enemy attitude, Paris pulled the trigger for mutual measures.
“The Algerian authorities selected the escalation: We answer as announced,” the French minister wrote about X and struck Algeria’s unpredictable answer.
“In response to their unjustified and incomprehensible decision, we distribute 12 Algerian agents and remind of our ambassador for consultations. Always dialogue, but not in disposable,” he added.
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The unprecedented tit-for-tat-trigger-die largest since Algeria’s independence from 1962-deleted the paper-thin-diplomatic ceasefire, which was reached by Barrot’s latest Algian visit.
The state media machine in Algeria started a vitriolic attack through its official press agency, which desperately aimed at retailleau as a minister who “distinguishes in barbouzeries” (Dirty Tricks).
The French government dismissed this transparent attempt to initiate retailleau, where Paris considered the trigger as a direct attack on French sovereignty.
The crisis effectively has all hopes of targeted reconciliationHardly a week after Barrot’s conciliatory mission to Algiers.
“In this difficult context, France will defend its interests and continue to demand that Algeria completely respect its obligations,” emphasized the Élysée, particularly in terms of “national security and migration cooperation”.
In the meantime, France recently strengthens its strategic partnership with Morocco confirm His “unchangeable” support for Rabat’s territorial integrity and autonomy initiative in Western Sahara.
