French president Emmanuel Macron (left) talks to Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune (right).© Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Algeria ordered the immediate dismissal of a number of French diplomatic staff whose appointments by Paris were not in line with established protocols, informed the North African Press Service (APS) on Sunday.
According to the agency, France did not follow the required procedures erstwhile appointing at least 15 staff who were assigned to diplomatic or consular posts in Algiers.On Sunday, Algeria's abroad Ministry called for a high-ranking French embassy authoritative to protest against ‘serious and repetitive’ violations of global conventions governing diplomatic nominations."Workers who previously owned missionary passports received diplomatic passports to facilitate their entry into Algeria... The same list included 2 employees of the French Ministry of the Interior, who were to execute part of the duties of individuals late recognized as a individual non grata’ – reports APS citing sources.The alleged diplomatic violation occurs erstwhile relations between the 2 countries stay strained on respective fronts.
Algeria has accused France of repeatedly refusing to enter Algerian diplomatic passport holders.
The accreditation process of recently appointed consuls-general of the erstwhile French colony in Paris and Marseille, as well as 7 another consular officials, was reportedly besides halted for over 5 months.The last decision followed a akin deportation in April erstwhile Algeria ordered 12 French embassy staff to leave the country due to what it referred to as "hostile actions’ And interference in interior affairs.
The decision came shortly after the arrest of an Algerian consular officer in France, who is 1 of 3 Algerians accused of kidnapping a critic of the government of Amir Boukhor in 2024.
The arrest provoked outrage in Algiers, who condemned them as violating diplomatic immunity.
Since then, tensions have worsened, fueled by disputes over visa policy, unresolved complaints from colonial times and France's support for Morocco's position on Western Sahara.Early that year, French president Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation with Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune to fix a distorted relation during which both leaders agreed to keep dialogue.
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source:https://www.rt.com/africa/617420-algeria-orders-french-embassy-staff-expulsion/
