Bourne’s visit focuses on “a new page”… and does not include gas
Yesterday, French Prime Minister Elizabeth Born began a visit to Algeria, aimed at activating the pledges announced by Presidents Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Emmanuel Macron, last August, related to developing economic partnership and cooperation in several fields, such as education and vocational training, and zoom views in «file memory».
France is seeking to strengthen its economic presence in Algeria, in light of intense competition from Turkish and Chinese companies, in the sectors of public works, construction, irrigation and food industries.
While the Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra, said yesterday that a new page has opened between the two countries since President Macron’s visit to Algeria, Borne told Algerian media that her visit is “important,” noting that she is in Algeria “at the head of a huge ministerial delegation, and this is a matter.” never happened; Almost half of the members of the government accompany me.”
She stressed that it “reflects the common desire to create the appropriate conditions for a sustainable and stable partnership that will benefit the youth of our two countries in particular. It is a partnership geared towards the future.” The two-day talks are taking place within the framework of a meeting of the “Higher Joint Governmental Committee”, in which Born and Algerian Prime Minister Ayman bin Abdel Rahman dealt with 4 files: education, culture, energy transition, and the economy.
Contrary to observers’ expectations, the discussions will not include France’s possible request to supply Algerian gas. Borne confirmed that gas represents only 20 percent of the French energy mixture. As for the issue of reducing Algeria’s quota of visas, which angered Algeria, the French official stressed that this decision is a “sovereign act.”