The head of French diplomacy Jean-Yves Le Drian is visiting Algiers on Wednesday in order to "
relaunch the
Franco-Algerian
relationship
", extremely complex and tense for months, AFP learned from the French foreign ministry.
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This is a "working
visit, assessment and relaunching of relations,
" said the Quai d'Orsay.
The trip, kept secret until the last moment, will see Jean-Yves Le Drian meet his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra as well as Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, according to this source.