Algeria and France have signed a joint declaration for a “renewed partnership” at the end of the three-day visit of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the president of Algeria, and Macron signed the agreement during a ceremony at the Algiers International Airport.
Recently, the two countries were involved in a diplomatic row over the memory of the war in Algeria.
At the ceremony, Tebboune said Macron’s visit was “excellent, necessary and useful for the bilateral relationships.”
During his visit, the two countries signed five cooperation agreements in pharmaceuticals, scientific research, sports, and other fields, in addition to an agreement between the two governments to establish a “permanent partnership” in higher education and scientific research.
They also agreed to establish a joint commission of historians to settle “the memory issue,” which referred to the 132-year French colonial rule before Algeria won the eight-year independence war in 1962.
The French president’s visit was aimed at easing the strained ties and boosting cooperation after the two countries ended a month-long diplomatic rift in December last year.
For Algeria, France plays a role in dealing with the growing insecurity in the Sahel region as well as growing tensions with neighbouring Morocco.
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