Algerian Presidents Abdelmadjid Tebboune and French President Emmanuel Macron sealed the reconciliation between their two countries this Saturday by signing a declaration which “ renews their commitment to place their relations in a dynamic of irreversible progress “.
” Excellent and successful “. Abdelmadjid Tebboune was full of praise for the visit of his counterpart Emmanuel Macron. She ” allowed a rapprochement that would not have been possible without the very personality of President Macron “, greeted the Algerian head of state, who spoke in French. According to him, the two countries will act together in many areas outside of Algeria and France “. ” This rapprochement will allow us to go very, very far “, he assured.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune mentioned the very high-level meeting which brought together in Algiers on Friday the presidents and the security services of both sides, including the army, ” for the first time since independence of Algeria in 1962, announcing common actions ” in the interest of our geopolitical environment “.
” A requirement »
For ” enhance their political dialogue “, Paris and Algiers will establish a ” High Cooperation Council at the level of Heads of State, in order to to deepen, in a spirit of mutual trust and respect, appropriate responses to bilateral, regional and international issues “, provides the Declaration of Algiers.
According to the statement, this “ new privileged partnership ” is ” become a requirement dictated by the rise of uncertainties and the exacerbation of regional and international tensions “. ” It provides a framework for designing a common vision and a closely concerted approach to face new global challenges (global and regional crises, climate change, preservation of biodiversity, digital revolution, health, etc.) says the Declaration.
The Algiers Declaration will make it possible to ensure that ” intimacy is strengthened by having a permanent dialogue on all subjects. Including the subjects that prevented us from moving forward, because they kept coming back, memory for example “, assured for his part Emmanuel Macron. The memorial question around French colonization (1830-1962) caused a serious quarrel between the two countries last fall. The mixed commission of historians decided during the visit of the French delegation to iron out the dissensions and confront ” with courage “the past, in the words of Emmanuel Macron, ” could be installed within 15-20 days “, announced Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
(With AFP)