Algeria, France hail 'new dynamic' in economic ties
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
ALGIERS, Oct 10 (AFP): The Algerian and French prime ministers on Monday hailed a "new dynamic" as they launched a joint economic forum during a visit to Algiers by France's Elisabeth Borne.
Borne's two-day trip to the former French colony and major gas exporter comes just weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded his own three-day visit in August, following months of tensions.
In remarks during the forum's inauguration, Algerian Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane called for "a sustainable dynamic" in trade with France based on "reciprocity and mutual interests".
Borne, who is also due to meet with President Abdelmajid Tebboune later on Monday before returning to Paris, called for "a new dynamic of economic cooperation".