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Arab Times
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Algerian Embassy pays tribute to national struggle on 63rd Victory Day
KUWAIT CITY, March 23: The Algerian Embassy commemorated the 63rd Victory Day, with the theme, 'On the Path of Victory... Loyalty to the March of the Free'. A number of the Algerian community members attended the event. On this occasion, Algerian Ambassador Abdelkader Kasmi Al-Hassani praised the strong fraternal relations between Algeria and Kuwait; confirming the depth of the bonds of cooperation and solidarity between the two countries. He stressed the importance of the 63rd Victory Day, considering it a pivotal moment that embodies the Algerian people's struggle for freedom and the restoration of national sovereignty. He pointed out that the Evian Accords were the fruit of a heroic resistance led by the Algerian people with courage and tremendous sacrifices for more than seven years to end colonialism and achieve independence. He said this occasion is not just a military or political victory, as it is rather a victory for noble values like steadfastness, public will and adherence to the right to self-determination. He concluded his speech by extending his warmest greetings to the Kuwaiti people and their wise leadership, represented by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, on the occasion of the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan. He also wished Kuwait continuous progress and prosperity, and the Islamic nation a blessed month filled with goodness and peace.
El Chorouk
12-03-2025
- Politics
- El Chorouk
Algerian-French Alliance Against the Far Right
The National Democratic Rally appreciated the balanced and wise positions of moderate French political and media figures and movements that reject the hostile language of the far right and consider the depth of Algerian-French relations in their social and historical dimensions. RND party stressed its readiness to communicate with them to confront the far right's maneuvers and plans, in the service of relations characterized by mutual respect and common interest. RND's general secretary, Mustapha Yahi, explained in an address on the occasion of a symposium organized on Tuesday by the party's Observatory for Analysis and Foresight, the importance of intellectual dialogue as an entry point to understanding challenges and anticipating solutions, and calling for an open and in-depth discussion, far from populism or misinformation, and far from narrow political and partisan mobilization speeches and campaigns linked to circumstantial political contexts, as it takes into account common Algerian-French interests. The forum, which was titled 'A Reading of the Evian Accords', was described by Mustapha Yahi as 'coming in a context that requires us to rethink Algerian-French relations from a historical perspective, by returning to the political and legal reference on which they were founded, and the path they took after independence'. Yahia considered these historic accords not just a passing international treaty but the fruit of a glorious national liberation war fought by our Algerian people with all valour and determination to seize their independence. According to him, they were not only a framework for regulating the relationship between independent Algeria and France but also the culmination of a long history of struggle, resistance, and combat, as these agreements came to reflect the true balance of power between the two parties. The Secretary-General added in his address that the Evian Accords were not limited to the political dimension only, but also included economic and social aspects. These agreements drew and established the features of the relationship between independent Algeria and France in various fields, thus forming the cornerstone of relations between the two countries, as they established a political, economic and social framework that defined the features of cooperation after decades of brutal colonialism. This makes it more than just a document to regulate the movement of Algerians to and from France, as some French politicians, especially from the far right, claim. Rather, it included multiple political, economic and social dimensions, aiming to build balanced relations between two independent states, as he described it. Yahia considered that attempts to limit the Evian Accords to issues of immigration or human movement reflect a narrow and superficial vision and hostile political exploitation by the far right, which ignores the historical truth and the political, economic and social context of the contents of the Evian Accords. Yahia stressed the rejection of the language of blackmail, bargaining and pressure repeated by the far right and its media mouthpieces by threatening to review the 1968 agreement, which was emptied of its content and did not include any privileges for Algerians. During the intervention, the speaker said that the recent provocative positions of the French government harm the Algerian-French relationship and that the manoeuvres of the far right targeting our community in France are pushing the party to stand alongside Algerian diplomacy led by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune to protect Algerian community from hostile campaigns.
