{"id":15968,"date":"2025-04-16T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15968"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:09:47","slug":"french-fm-sooner-or-later-we-must-reopen-honest-talks-with-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/16\/french-fm-sooner-or-later-we-must-reopen-honest-talks-with-algeria\/","title":{"rendered":"French FM: Sooner or Later, We Must Reopen Honest Talks with Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said on Wednesday that France had demonstrated its ability to &#8220;respond without hesitation and firmly&#8221; to Algeria, but stressed that in the &#8220;long term,&#8221; dialogue with Algeria must be resumed \u201cin the interest of the French people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"655\">Speaking to <em data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"349\">France Inter<\/em> radio, Barrot stated: \u201cQuite simply, if we want results for the French people, we must one day return to a frank and clear dialogue\u201d with the Algerian authorities. His comments came a day after the \u00c9lys\u00e9e announced the expulsion of 12 Algerian consular aides in response to a similar move made by Algeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"755\">Barrot defended his approach following domestic criticism that labeled his stance as too moderate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15388\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/er77444.jpg\" alt=\"Barrot Defends Moderate Approach, Urges Dialogue with Algeria\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/er77444.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/er77444-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/er77444-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d3540717-6a44-4dc1-b3b6-c05be2d8e0de\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"65\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"65\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Barrot Defends Moderate Approach, Urges Dialogue with Algeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"1095\">He explained: \u201cWe have a vested interest in establishing a normal relationship with Algeria and moving beyond the tension so that we can deport Algerians residing illegally, open dialogue in intelligence matters, combat terrorism, and succeed in securing the release of our citizen Boualem Sansal, who is arbitrarily detained in Algeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1255\">He added, \u201cDialogue is the only way to resolve tension in a sustainable way,\u201d and stated that those who call for alternatives to dialogue are \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1305\">He emphasized, \u201cWe must give dialogue a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15806\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15806 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Algeria-France Tensions Escalate Over Kidnapping Allegations\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-1024x582.jpg 1024w, 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data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Tensions Escalate Between France and Algeria After Diplomatic Expulsions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1430\">Earlier in April, Barrot visited Algeria, where he met with his counterpart Ahmed Attaf and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1612\">\u201cWe obtained results,\u201d he said, stressing that \u201can independent judicial decision triggered a completely disproportionate and harsh reaction, to which we could only respond firmly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1843\">On Sunday, Algerian authorities declared 12 French Interior Ministry employees in Algeria <em data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1723\">persona non grata<\/em> and gave them 48 hours to leave the country. This was in response to the arrest of an Algerian consular aide in France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2039\">On Monday evening, Algeria defended its \u201csovereign\u201d decision and held French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau \u201cfully responsible\u201d for this new escalation in tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said on Wednesday that France had demonstrated its ability to &#8220;respond without hesitation and firmly&#8221; to Algeria, but stressed that in the &#8220;long term,&#8221; dialogue with Algeria must be resumed \u201cin the interest of the French people.\u201d Speaking to France Inter radio, Barrot stated: \u201cQuite simply, if we want results &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[62,4098,125,4858],"class_list":["post-15968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-algeria","tag-boualem-sansal","tag-france","tag-jean-noel-barrot-statement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>French FM: Sooner or Later, We Must Reopen Honest Talks with Algeria - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"France calls for open dialogue with Algeria after a diplomatic rift involving consular staff expulsions.. 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