French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday has asked his government to tighten visa requirements on Algerian diplomats as a dispute about deportation of Algerian nationals escalates.
In a letter to his Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, Macron said the growing difficulties that France is encountering in terms of migration and security with Algeria required a tougher stance against the former French colony.
However, Macron requested that Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements.