ALGIERS – Wednesday, 08 February 2023 (APS) – Algeria “strongly” condemned on Wednesday the violation of national sovereignty by diplomatic, consular, and security personnel under the French State, which participated in a clandestine and illegal exfiltration operation of an Algerian national, whose physical presence on the national territory is prescribed by the Algerian justice, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad in a statement.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad expressed today to the Embassy of France the firm condemnation by Algeria of the violation of national sovereignty by diplomatic, consular, and security personnel under the French State, which participated in a clandestine and illegal operation of exfiltration of an Algerian national, whose physical presence on the national territory is prescribed by the Algerian justice,” said the statement.

 

In this official note, Algeria rejects this “unacceptable and unspeakable” development that “greatly impacts” the Algeria-France ties,” said the source.