The French president is not keen to issue an apology as Algeria's colonial past came into question. In a statement, President Macron commented that it would be wrong to apologize to the country.
French President Comments on Algeria's Colonial Past
President Emmanuel Macron will not give an apology which the Algerians are asking for after France was scoured for how it colonized the country, reports Le Point.
Other details show the French leader would not ask for forgiveness. It was reported by a French weekly during an interview on Wednesday night, according to The New Arab.
Despite his statement, he added that his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune would be able to meet the official in Paris. The focus of the talks is to reconcile the two nations diplomatically, per France 24.
The Elysée palace hoped the Algerian leader would visit the French capital in 2032 to continue relations. Algeria is asking for the French apology for its actions in its colonial past in 1830-1932, which is causing issues between the two.
Algerian Government Demands Apology from France
In 2020, Algiers accepted the report by the French historian Benjamin Stora at Macron's request, stating several moves to seek an understanding to resolve their differences. The report included recommendations except to give the apology that Algiers tried to get from Paris.
In 2017, while Macron was still running as a candidate for French president, for the first time, that part of the recent history of France was admitted. It was a crime against humanity when Algeria was colonized.
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In Macron's term in office, the French leader's policy deals with the alleged Algerian crimes supposed to be committed. His policy of en même temps, or at the same time, it is becoming difficult to see something positive in the occupation of Algiers.
A last visit to Algeria last August when he called the French-Algerian history like a love story with a tragedy. But the statement caused a backlash against him from French and Algerian history scholars. The analogy refers to the most questionable time in the history of France. Based sources state that about 1.5 million Algerians got killed, with millions displaced, culminating in a war that lasted eight years and ended in 1962.
In August, Emmanuel Macron went on a trip to Algiers that smoothened their bilateral relationship to a better state. But in October 2021, he questioned how the Algerians had a nation before being colonized by France.
In an interview with a French outlet to make amends for his wrong statements in 2021, that was erroneous, he added. He admitted it was a clumsy expression that caused harm to Algerians and said it was a mistake to learn from.
Macron is trying to act as an intermediary to lessen tensions with Algeria and Morocco to avoid conflict between the two nations. Algiers had cut ties with its neighbor in August 2021, when Rabat had done hostile acts.
French President Macron will not issue an apology as it actions to Algeria's colonial past based on recommendation.
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