{"id":60281,"date":"2026-05-11T08:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=60281"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:39:09","slug":"algeria-france-relations-political-will-exists-to-rebuild-ties-but-sensitive-files-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=60281","title":{"rendered":"Algeria-France Relations: Political Will Exists to Rebuild Ties, But Sensitive Files Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International relations expert Hassani Obeidi told <strong>dzwatch<\/strong> exclusively that there is clear political will on both sides to prevent further escalation and restore Algeria-France relations to an acceptable level \u2014 yet numerous sensitive dossiers continue to complicate the path forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The return of the French ambassador, ministerial visits, and the resumption of security cooperation are strong indicators that bilateral dynamics are being revived,&#8221; Obeidi told dzwatch. &#8220;We are not speaking of mere protocol gestures, but of the gradual rebuilding of a relationship that had reached dangerous levels of tension.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The expert noted that security cooperation between Algerian and French intelligence services has resumed \u2014 a critical pillar of this rapprochement. The file on Algerian nationals in France is also seeing greater coordination than previously observed, though it remains highly sensitive.<\/p>\n<p>Obeidi emphasized that while momentum is building, Algeria retains full sovereignty over the terms of engagement, and Paris must acknowledge historical responsibilities if relations are to be placed on a truly solid and lasting foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International relations expert Hassani Obeidi told dzwatch exclusively that there is clear political will on both sides to prevent further escalation and restore Algeria-France relations to an acceptable level \u2014 yet numerous sensitive dossiers continue to complicate the path forward. &#8220;The return of the French ambassador, ministerial visits, and the resumption of security cooperation are &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}