Macron on new arrangements between France, Algeria

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that a series of agreements had been reached between his nation and Algeria including some that benefited the youth and business community in both countries.

The comments were made at a reception by the French community in Algiers. Macron's three-day visit to Algeria is meant to reset relations between the two countries, after a major diplomatic crisis last year broke out over the visa issue.

Tensions were heightened by a French decision to slash the number of visas issued to people in North Africa, including Algeria, because governments there were refusing to take back migrants expelled from France. Both countries resumed cooperation in December.