国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Colonial memory haunts Frances Macrons visit to Algeria
<p><span word="ALGIERS">ALGIERS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 6-- <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Algiers">Algiers</span>, <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Yves">Yves</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Drian">Drian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Accounts">Accounts</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Darmanin">Darmanin</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>.</p><p><span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdelaziz">Abdelaziz</span> <span word="Bouteflika">Bouteflika</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Algerian">Algerian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>.</p><p><span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="Algiers">Algiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normalize">normalize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="painful">painful</span>" <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> 132-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="colonization">colonization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="normalization">normalization</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="recognizes">recognizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="brutal">brutal</span>" <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="colonialism">colonialism</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> "<span word="civilization">civilization</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="some">some</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span>" <span word="were">were</span> <span word="committed">committed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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