Spain PM Sanchez visits Algeria for first time in four years as ties thaw

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Algeria on Monday for the first time in four years, seeking to repair diplomatic ties. Relations soured in twenty twenty-two when Madrid abandoned its neutral stance over Western Sahara and backed Morocco's sovereignty claim. Per France 24, reconciliation began last year when Algeria reactivated a friendship treaty it had suspended over the dispute.

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