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Rabat – The French Ambassador to Morocco, Helene Le Gal, used the opportunity of France’s national Bastille celebrations on July 14 to laud the France-Morocco relationship.
Speaking at the French Embassy on Wednesday, July 14, Le Gal emphasized the importance of the historic and deep-rooted relationship between the two countries. Hosted over the course of three days, limiting the attendance to 100 people in respect to COVID-19 restrictions, the event saw the participation of the famed French-Moroccan chef Ramzi El Bouab, singers and musicians from both countries, as well as notable figures.
“I would like to emphasize the extent to which the Franco-Moroccan relationship is unique and important in more than one way,” said Le Gal.
For the ambassador, the relationship is “multidimensional,” and “concerns absolutely all areas.” She highlighted the two counties’ high-level political meetings, economic ties, including educational and cultural activities, as well as the struggle against organized crime and terrorism.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”fr” dir=”ltr”>Pandémie oblige, l'<a href=”https://twitter.com/AmbaFranceMaroc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@AmbaFranceMaroc</a> a organisé cette année plusieurs événements pour un public réduit, autour des grands marqueurs culturels franco-marocains : à midi c'était la gastronomie. <a href=”https://t.co/vifRTn7Fbw”>https://t.co/vifRTn7Fbw</a></p>— Hélène Le Gal (@HeleneLeGal) <a href=”https://twitter.com/HeleneLeGal/status/1415335089999917068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
“Morocco and France share common interests of course. A common history, certainly. But also common characteristics: a sense of state, a fierce attachment to independence and a spirit of solidarity with our partners,” she said.
“It is therefore to a great and beautiful relationship of equals, promised to the best future, that I pay tribute with these few words on the occasion of our national holiday,” Le Gal concluded.
Morocco and France have enjoyed a stable and long-lasting relationship, cooperating in a variety of sectors, ranging from trade, politics, and diplomacy, to education and cultural exchange. Earlier in July, Morocco was a signatory of the Declaration of Interest of the Space Climate Observatory (SCO), making the North African country the 33rd to join the agreement for combating climate change using satellite imaging and other space-based technologies.
The two countries also embarked on a collaboration to promote agricultural sustainability in Morocco, signing two separate financing agreements worth over $177 million (MAD 1.6 billion). At the signing ceremony on July 12, Le Gal emphasized that “agriculture has been the mainstay of our bilateral cooperation throughout history.”
