**ISTANBUL**
France and Algeria have expressed their commitment to revive dialogue, according to a joint communique issued following a phone call between the presidents of the two countries on Monday.
“The two Heads of State reaffirmed their commitment to reviving the fruitful dialogue established with the Algiers Declaration of August 2022,” the communique said.
It said that French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune had a “long, frank and friendly” conversation about bilateral relations and the recent tensions that have escalated.
“As leading European and African actors committed to international law and the principles outlined in the United Nations Charter, they agreed to work closely together to give new momentum to this relationship in a spirit of friendship, addressing all aspects of bilateral relations with a focus on efficiency and results,” the communique said.
Macron and Tebboune agreed to return to an “equal” and “balanced” dialogue to strengthen their ties, along with their strategic and security interests.
“In this regard, the two presidents agreed to immediately resume security cooperation,” the communique added.
They also agreed to “immediately” restart a migration cooperation framework, covering all aspects of mobility between the two countries with a “results-oriented” approach.
“While acknowledging the progress already made by the joint commission of historians, which was created at their initiative, the two presidents reaffirmed their unwavering determination to continue and complete this work of historical memory in the spirit of reconciliation and renewal of their relationship,” the communique further said.
The two presidents also agreed to resume judicial and economic cooperation.
“They committed to strengthening trade and investment while respecting the interests of both nations,” it said.
The communique also announced that French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot would visit Algeria on Sunday and the two presidents would also hold a meeting in the future.
Relations between Algeria and France have been increasingly strained since last summer, when Algeria withdrew its ambassador from Paris over France’s support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara.
The situation escalated further in November after Algerian authorities arrested French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal at Algiers Airport, accusing him of undermining the country's territorial integrity through his criticism of Algerian authorities.
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries frequently resurface, largely due to the historical impact of French colonial rule over Algeria.
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