Algerian president says Morocco ties have reached 'point of no return'

FILE PHOTO: Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks during the start of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at El Mouradia Palace, the President's official residence, in Algiers, Algeria, March 30, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

Algeria's relations with Morocco have reached the point of no return, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

Algeria broke off relations with Morocco in 2021 amid growing tensions over issues that included the dispute over the territory of Western Sahara.

(Reporting by Omar Abdel-Razak in Cairo; writing by Angus McDowall; editing by Chris Reese)