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France even promises the score with Algeria because the relationships are “completely blocked”.

On Wednesday, the French Foreign Ministry of Algeria Chargé D'Affaires called for him to inform him that the pass would be removed from the French soil without visas.

The French Foreign Ministry made the move; A powerful reaction to Algeria's “unjustified” decision.

“France reserves the right to take additional measures depending on how the situation develops,” the country revealed through an official explanation.

The deterioration of the diplomatic ties follows a recent attempt to reconcile. The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot visited Algiers last month to relieve the tensions.

While the visit temporarily seemed to calm the relationships, a new round of the diplomatic triggers met the tensions shortly afterwards.

Algeria dismissed a dozen French spies in April. France reciprocated in benefits in kind by spending an equal number of Algerian envoys.

The relationship suffered a further setback when the French authorities triggered an Algerian consulate officer and triggered considerable protests from Algiers.

The Algerian officials described the detention as a serious violation of the diplomatic process and called for an official explanation from Paris.

As could be seen on Reuters, Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Foreign Minister on Wednesday, said BFM television that relationships were “completely blocked”.

France's retaliation is seen as part of a larger step to restore his diplomatic status in the middle of fragile relationships with his former colony.

Algeria's diversions seem to have been motivated by increasing frustration on French activities in North Africa and the perceived intervention in internal affairs.

Last year, French President Emmanuel Macron raged the Algiers by supporting Morocco's position in the controversial western Sahara territory.

Algeria reacted negatively to the decision of France to support Morocco's autonomy over Western Sahara and withdrew his ambassador in August of the same year.

Since then, a number of arrests, outlets and public statements have increasingly subdued the relationship between the two countries.

The latest developments represent a significant deterioration in a complicated and sensitive relationship, which is characterized by colonial history, immigration and common economic interests.

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