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Morocco and France will hold their 15th high-level meeting on Thursday, marking the visit of a high-level delegation led by French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
A statement from the office of Morocco’s head of government said the meeting will further consolidate the “enhanced exceptional partnership between Morocco and France” under the leadership of King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron.
The July 15-16 trip will be the French Prime Minister’s first official visit abroad since he took office.
The French minister is leading a delegation that includes several ministers, including Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, to hold discussions on shared priorities.
It comes as France and Morocco continue to renew their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations at all levels, including trade and diplomatic cooperation.
The bilateral ties have experienced a spectacular regain in momentum over the past two years, especially after France decided to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara in late July 2024.
The decision followed Macron’s historic visit to Morocco in October, a trip that marked a royal reception and the signature of over 20 agreements encompassing several sectors.
A historic new phase of genuine cooperation
The visit comes as France celebrates its National Day on July 14.
In a congratulatory message, King Mohammed VI used his message to emphasize that relations between Morocco and France have entered a “historic” new phase. And he reiterated Rabat’s commitment tofurther strengthening its deepening cooperation with Paris at all levels.
King Mohammed VI described the enhanced partnership between Morocco and France as “a key factor for prosperity and a driver of a promising future.”
He said the two countries, “thanks to our shared will,” had opened a historic chapter in their bilateral relations, aimed at elevating their enhanced exceptional partnership to an exemplary level.
Morocco and France are developing a new framework for cooperation that is increasingly based on innovation, strategic planning, and long-term structural collaboration across multiple sectors, the monarch said.
“I wish to reaffirm the Kingdom of Morocco’s determination to continue working with France, in the same spirit of friendship, trust, and commitment, to achieve the ambitious goals that Your Excellency and I have jointly set for our two countries,” the King wrote.
