Rabat – French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he would leave Emmanuel Macron’s government if his country withdraws from a permanent attitude against Algeria to accept the return of his nationals in France.
“As long as I am convinced that I am useful and that the funds will receive it, I will remain mobilized,” said Retailleau Le Parisien in an interview published on Saturday.
He warnedHowever, he will leave the government when Algeria refuses to work together.
On Friday of this week, France published a list of around 60 Algerian citizens who are subject to exclusion orders, according to local reports.
Algeria refused to receive these people, of whom the perpetrator contains an attack, in which a person was killed in Mulhouse in February.
Retailleu said in February that they had made several inquiries for the Algerian regime to work together for the security of the European country, but without success.
“The French authorities have asked ten inquiries about consular passes to sell the attacker, an Algerian citizen, from Mulhouse”, he ” said In an official explanation last month.
The situation has expanded further pressure on the connections between Paris and Algiers. The two countries are already experiencing tensions with brows, since the newly discovered position of France recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.
Retailleau is part of several French officials who have often made sharp criticism of the regime in Algeria.
“It is time to change with Algeria … We have to set up a violent show,” said the Interior Minister in February and found that his country was “so friendly” with the North African country.
In response to Algeria’s reluctance, France took a number of punitive measures, including the restriction of the movement of several Algerian dignitaries to the French area. The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel-Kartrot last month announced The measures that determine that his country is “willing to take further steps” if French cooperation is not resumed.
