French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers on Tuesday, February 17th, marking a significant step in re-establishing high-level security cooperation between Paris and Algiers. This meeting, the second day of Nuñez's two-day visit, aimed to mend bilateral relations strained since the summer of 2024, particularly following France's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Discussions, which included Algerian security officials and French counterparts, focused on counter-terrorism, drug trafficking, and the contentious issue of readmitting irregular Algerian nationals. The visit also touched upon the case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes, imprisoned in Algeria.