During his visit to Algeria, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that he had reached an agreement with his Algerian counterpart Said Saioud to reactivate “high-level security cooperation.” This announcement came after his meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the second day of his official visit to the country. This visit comes after an invitation sent by the Algerian Minister of the Interior to his French counterpart several months ago, in a first indication of an attempt to resume openness in bilateral relations, which have been witnessing tension since the summer of 2024.
Published on: 02/17/2026 - 18:32 Last updated: 02/18/2026 - 08:41
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On the second day of his visit to Algeria, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez stressed that he had agreed with his Algerian counterpart Said Saioud to reactivate “high-level security cooperation,” according to what came after his meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Nuñez said that he worked with his counterpart and Algerian officials to “reactivate a high-level security cooperation mechanism” with the aim of resuming normal security relations... and strengthening them “at the level of judicial, police and intelligence cooperation.”
This extremely sensitive visit was announced after an invitation sent by the Algerian Minister of the Interior to his French counterpart several months ago. Although it was delayed, it appears to be the first indication of a breakthrough.
On Friday, Nunez said: “I am heading to Algeria to hold a working meeting with my counterpart. Preparations (for the visit) have been made among the (concerned) teams at the technical level, and we are now moving to the political stage.”
Relations between the two countries have witnessed a strong deterioration since the summer of 2024, with France recognizing the autonomy plan “under Moroccan sovereignty” for Western Sahara, where the conflict has continued for fifty years between Rabat and the Polisario Front separatists supported by Algeria.
France 24/AFP
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