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Boumendjel: Algeria takes note with satisfaction of Macron’s announcement

Information was given on March 4 by the national news agency Algeria Presse Service. “Algeria noted with satisfaction the decision of French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday March 2, 2021 to pay tribute to the Shahid Ali Boumendjel, by recognizing the course of the struggle of the deceased, arrested in Algeria in 1957, placed in detention and tortured until his death as a martyr, ”she said. And to continue: “By deciding to honor the family of the shahid and to receive his grandchildren at the Elysee Palace, the French president has taken a commendable initiative which comes within the framework of good intentions and a real desire to intensify the dialogue between Algeria and France concerning the colonial period. “

Sensitive nature of the Memory file

“Something repeatedly affirmed by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who underlined the sensitive nature of the Memory file, the treatment of which requires a dialogue without prejudice making it possible to explore the best ways to relaunch the Algerian-French cooperation within the framework of common interests, ”added the Algerian national press agency. “The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, had affirmed, specifies the APS, that the treatment of the memorial questions did not mean to make disappear the painful history whose stigmata are still visible in Algeria. ”

The horizons of an open dialogue

Thus, it is specified that “the position of the French president has had a favorable echo with the Algerians and will be followed, according to the press release of the French presidency, by other steps abundant in the context of what President Macron called soothing memory. The position of Mr. Macron will also have to open the horizons of a dialogue which will undoubtedly be constructive and will achieve what is expected for the future “, it is indicated, before specifying that” as regards the past, its place is certainly important in Algeria but will not prevent the construction of a future in full sovereignty and in collaboration with those who really want it ”. And to conclude: “Through such an initiative, Algeria and France can move forward in stable and serene relations, in true reconciliation and in multifaceted cooperation. ”


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