The French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne will go to Algeria on October 9 and 10. This visit, announced a few days ago, was confirmed by Matignon explaining that “this visit aims to concretize the partnership concluded between the chiefs of the two states in late August”.
“Online with the joint declaration of Algiers for a renewed partnership between Algeria and France, the members of the French and Algerian governments will meet to reaffirm their determination to promote friendship between France and Algeria and deepen bilateral cooperation in the fields of common interest,” announced Matignon.
“Élisabeth Borne, accompanied by several members of the French government, will co-prresse, with her Algerian counterpart Aïmene Benabderrahmane, the fifth session of the high-level intergovernmental committee (CINH),” said Matignon.
Thus, after a year of frost in relations between Algiers and Paris, they warmed up following Macron’s visit to Algeria towards the end of last August. Elisabeth Borne’s visit is part of this warming of bilateral relations, but intervenes in a context of the energy crisis facing Europe following the war between Russia and Ukraine.
A possible increase in Algerian gas deliveries towards France, in the midst of an energy crisis will probably be on the agenda.
