French President, Emmanuel Macron insisted on Saturday that the restriction on the granting of visas for Algeria and Morocco decided in 2021 was already showing results.
Speaking on the sidelines of the La Francophonie summit in Tunisia, Macron, said the recent “overheating” regarding foreigners living in France illegally “has had an effect,” AFP quoted him saying.
“We see that the returns (of expelled migrants) are facilitated.”
He emphasized that those in unusual circumstances were the byproduct of “organized trafficking.” He insisted that it was “not acceptable” to refuse to accept back deported nationals. There is vulnerability on both sides. France has a legitimate claim to susceptibility.
Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his support for “economic, academic, and political mobility,” as well as student mobility.
He said this mobility has been “ endangered by many countries which have not kept their commitments vis-à-vis France.”
” It is not acceptable that we do not take back foreigners in an irregular situation who were identified as dangerous and disturbing public order;” he concluded.
Last year, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita stated that, unlike what French authorities claim, Morocco’s refusal to repatriate certain nationals from France is down to these individuals refusing to comply with conditions to enter the Moroccan territory.
Since then, France and Tunisia jointly announced that visa procedures between the two countries have normalized, with French officials later saying that negotiations with Morocco are on the right path.
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