France's justice minister visits Algeria to help restore relations
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin visited Algeria to discuss restoring relations between the two countries. His meetings included discussions with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and other justice and security officials. This visit follows a series of recent high-level meetings aimed at improving cooperation after a significant diplomatic crisis.
- ▪Darmanin's visit included a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with President Tebboune.
- ▪The relationship between France and Algeria has changed, aiming to move past a recent crisis.
- ▪Darmanin is the third French official to visit Algeria in three months.
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Algerian justice minister Lotfi Boudjemaa and his French counterpart Gérald Darmanin at the justice ministry in Algiers, on May 18, 2026. AFP "A very long conversation" was how French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin cryptically described the two-and-a-half-hour meeting he had with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday, May 18, at the El Mouradia Palace. The meeting concluded the minister's 24-hour visit to Algiers, which included a series of working sessions with Algerian justice and security officials, including his counterpart, Lotfi Boudjemaa.
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