Paris - Algiers Tensions: Algerians Holding Diplomatic Passports Must Now Have a Visa to Enter France

French authorities will require entry visas for Algerian citizens, even those with diplomatic passports, according to a memo from the National Police reported by the newspaper Le Figaro. This is the latest in a series of weeks…

This measure, ordered Saturday morning by the General Staff of the DGPN in a message consulted by Le Figaro, is part of the rise of tensions between France and Algeria.

This measure is part of the "graded response" promised by the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, to Algeria.

In the context of a "graded response" against Algeria, France has taken a new step: Algerians holding diplomatic passports must now have a visa to enter France. According to a communiqué from the General Staff of the Directorate-General of the National Police (DGPN) which Le Figaro and Le Parisien were able to obtain, Algerian diplomats and other holders of Algerian diplomatic passports are "required to hold a visa to cross the French external b…

France has introduced a new measure requiring a visa for Algerian nationals holding diplomatic or service passports wishing to enter its territory. This decision marks a strengthening of relations between the two countries. The newspaper Le Parisien obtained confirmation of this information via an official communiqué of the French authorities. According to a communiqué of the Directorate General of the French National Police (DGPN) quoted this S…

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