Algeria accuses France of having violated the Vienna Convention: what does this treaty provide?

• The relationship between Paris. Meanwhile, Algiers is experiencing a new revival of tensions in recent hours.
• In question, a decision by Bruno Retailleau to restrict the conditions of travel in France of Algerian dignitaries.
• Algeria considers that this violates the Vienna Convention, signed in 1961.

Tensions have lasted for months and they are still far from calming. Moreover, Government spokesperson Sophie Primas algeria accuses france having violated said on Wednesday. Furthermore, July 23, that the Minister of the Interior was “by train” to restrict the conditions of travel in France of a “Certain number of Algerian dignitaries”. Moreover, A decision taken by Bruno Retailleau after Algiers’ refusal to resume 120 nationals under the obligation to leave French territory (OQTF).

Twenty-four hours later, the Algerian Foreign Ministry reacted Thursday July 24, via a press release published on X. In addition, He said “To have read. Nevertheless, with astonishment, from the measure taken to hinder the access of accredited agents of the Algerian Embassy in France to the reserved areas of Parisian airports for the purposes of taking charge of diplomatic suitcases”.

Diplomatic immunity, communications protection …

The authorities add: “This measure constitutes (…) a manifest violation of the provisions of the Vienna Convention (new window).” This international algeria accuses france having violated treaty organizes diplomatic relations between states. limits the risk of interference and notably supervises the management of diplomatic personnel. Adopted in 1961 in Austria. hence his name, he was ratified by Algeria on April 14, 1964 and by France on December 31, 1970, according to the list of signatory countries established by the UN (new window).

Several fundamental principles of international law are governed by this convention. It allows for example the States to return the staff of an embassy (new window) And to declare. him persona non grata on his national territory. Article 22 indicates for its part that the embassies are places “Inviolable” And article 29 organizes diplomatic immunity. a principle that members of the diplomatic corps can generally not be arrested or detainees in the country where he works.

Algeria today accuses France of having more particularly infringed “l’article 27” algeria accuses france having violated of the Vienna Convention. The latter protects communications between diplomats and their country of origin. For example, letters cannot be read. Paragraph 7 even specifies that “The diplomatic suitcase can be entrusted to the commander of a commercial aircraft which. must land at an authorized entry point”. It is precisely this point regarding plane trips that seems to concentrate the anger of Algerian officials.

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In front of algeria accuses france having violated what she considers as a “Serious damage to the proper functioning of the Algerian diplomatic mission in France”Algeria has announced its response by applying “With rigor. without delay the principle of reciprocity”. The Abdelmadjid Tebboune regime does not exclude using “Including the United Nations referral”. An act which would be unpublished. which would mark a new escalation in the acute diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria.

The two countries have seen their relations deteriorate since the supported support of France at the. Autonomy Plan of Western Sahara “under Moroccan sovereignty” proposed by Rabat. The mid-November arrest of the writer Boualem Sansal and the detention of journalist Christophe Gleizes have since only accentuated tensions.