France and Algeria agree to resume cooperation, Paris says

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass Algerian and French flags, ahead of the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron, in Algiers, Algeria August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Algeria agreed to renew cooperation in all sectors, France's foreign minister said on Sunday after a day of talks aimed at resuming dialogue following months of bickering.

"We go back to normal and to repeat the words of President (Abdelmadjid) Tebboune: 'the curtain is lifted'," Jean-Noel Barrot said in a statement after 2 1/2 hours of talks.

(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)