00:00French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart President Abdel-Majid Teboun spoke
00:06on the phone on Monday and agreed to improve their country's relationship.
00:11After months of tension, they hoped to restart cooperation on security and migration, as
00:16mentioned in a joint statement.
00:19Macron showed trust in Teboun's decision and called for compassion towards Boualem
00:23Sansel, a Franco-Algerian writer sentenced for five years in prison by Algeria.
00:29Their ties worsened after Macron supported a Moroccan sovereignty plan for Western Sahara,
00:35which upset Algeria.
00:38The relationship was also strained by the repatriation of Algerians facing expulsions
00:42from France.
00:44The situation escalated after a February attack in Meluse linked to an Algerian national who
00:50was denied repatriation.
00:53French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault is set to visit Algiers on 6 April to swiftly
01:00elevate the bilateral relationship to the level of ambition desired by both heads of
01:05state, as stated in a press release.
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