The official spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lemoine, commented this evening, Saturday, on the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the issue of the arbitrary expulsion of an Algerian citizen from France to Algeria.
The response of the French Foreign Ministry, through its official spokesman, was superficial and did not address the detailed violations recorded during the deportation of the influential Boualem to Algeria.
Le Moine claimed in statements to the France Info channel that the Algerian authorities “have adopted a somewhat hostile stance towards France in the recent period,” considering that relations with Algeria have reached a “worrying” threshold, and that “the incident of the deportation of the Algerian influencer this week is an element that led to “To exacerbate the situation between the two countries.”
The same spokesman added: “We have a historical relationship with the Algerians, with many partnership issues that we are working on, and we want to build our relationship on a future perspective.”
Regarding the duration of this diplomatic crisis, Le Moyne said: “The answer is difficult. There are several elements in recent weeks that show some hardening on the part of Algeria,” adding at the same time that the option of dialogue “still exists in Paris.”
Regarding the possible means that France must take to respond to Algeria, Le Moine said, “Coordination is currently taking place between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior.”
Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the aforementioned case in which it confirmed that “the citizen against whom the expulsion decision was issued has lived in France for 36 years, and has held a residence card there for 15 years, and is also the father of two children born from his marriage to a French citizen.” In addition, he is socially integrated, having had a stable job for 15 years.”
The ministry added that “all these facts undoubtedly give him rights that he would have been deprived of claiming before the French and European courts, due to the hasty and controversial decision to expel him,” adding that the French party “violated provisions of the Algerian-French consular agreement signed on May 24, 1974,” which It stipulates the necessity of informing the Algerian party.
