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France will expel 12 Algerian agents and recall its ambassador amid diplomatic tensions following Algeria's protest over a detained consular agent.
PARIS (Reuters) - France will expel 12 agents serving in the Algerian consular and diplomatic network in France and will recall its ambassador to Algiers for consultations, the French presidency said on Tuesday.
The move comes after Algeria protested France's detention of an Algerian consular agent suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of an Algerian opposition activist. France later said Algeria had expelled 12 of its diplomatic staff.
France's relations with Algeria, a former colony, have long been complicated, but took a turn for the worse last year when President Emmanuel Macron supported Morocco's position over that of Algeria over the disputed Western Sahara region. But only last week, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had said that ties between the two countries were returning to normal.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau and Makini Brice; Editing by GV De Clercq)
The main topic is France's decision to expel 12 Algerian agents and recall its ambassador amid diplomatic tensions with Algeria.
France is expelling the agents following Algeria's protest over the detention of an Algerian consular agent suspected of involvement in a kidnapping.
France and Algeria have a complex relationship due to historical ties and recent diplomatic tensions, including disputes over the Western Sahara.
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