France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as deportation dispute escalates


FILE PHOTO: The Algerian flag flies on the facade of the Algerian Embassy in Paris, France, April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday has asked his government to tighten visa requirements on Algerian diplomats as a dispute about deportation of Algerian nationals escalates.

In a letter to his Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, which was seen by Reuters, Macron said the growing difficulties that France is encountering in terms of migration and security with Algeria required a tougher stance against the former French colony.

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