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Macron calls for tougher stance on Algerian diplomats amid deportation row

French and Algerian flags fly in Algiers ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron in August 2022. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his government to tighten visa requirements for Algerian diplomats, as the diplomatic crisis over the deportation of Algerian nationals escalates.

In a letter to Prime Minister François Bayrou, published by Le Figaro newspaper on Wednesday, 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.

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