France fired; the Algerian diplomat fired
The French presidential office said in a statement calling his ambassador to Algeria and the expulsion of the Algerian diplomat in Paris.
reports Mehr News Agency. The French ambassador to Algeria was called to Paris to consult.
The statement issued by the Russian Presidential Office says: The resumption of dialogue is in the interest of France and Algeria. The Algerian diplomat and console are fired in France. We are aware of Algeria’s decision to expel diplomatic staff at the French Embassy in Algeria. Algeria’s decision to ignore the main judicial procedures is unjustified and unconscious.
Reuters reported that the move came after Algeria’s protest to the arrest of a France’s console employee suspected of being abducted by a Algerian opposition activist.
France later announced that Algeria had fired four Paris diplomatic staff.