France wants to strengthen future Franco-Algerian ties by confronting painful colonial past, says French President Macron, as both countries announce establishing a joint historian committee on French colonial rule
Algerian President Tebboune says he hopes President Macron's visit will"open up new perspectives for partnership and cooperation with France."
He said a joint committee with historians from both Algeria and France will be set up to study the archives on both sides on the colonial period. Before his meeting with Tebboune, Macron visited a monument to Algerians killed in the war, placing a wreath there. That declaration, politically controversial in France, won him popularity in Algeria when he last visited five years ago and he was celebrated by young Algerians.Macron will again reach out to Algerian youth on this visit with scheduled stops focused on youth culture including breakdancing and North African "Rai" pop music. France is home to more than four million people of Algerian origin.
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