Rabat – President of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, and the President of the National Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet, will carry out an official working visit to Morocco as part of France-Morocco commitment to reinforce bilateral ties.
According to a joint statement shared with Morocco World News, the two-day visit to Rabat will kick off on Thursday.
The trip seeks to strengthen the French-Moroccan parliamentary partnership, and the two officials will be accompanied by a cross-party parliamentary delegation made up of eight deputies and eight senators.
“This visit follows the President of the National Assembly’s trip to the Kingdom of Morocco in December 2024 and that of the President of the Senate in February 2025,” the statement reads, expressing both chambers’ commitment toward a new momentum to parliamentary diplomacy between the two countries.
The visit’s agenda includes talks with Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch and Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita.
Thursday will also mark the opening of the French-Moroccan Inter-Parliamentary Forum, featuring opening speeches by officials like Rachid Talbi Alami, President of the House of Representatives, and Mohamed Ould Errachid, President of the House of Councillors, in addition to speeches from Larcher and Braun-Pivet.
The first session of the meeting will discuss new horizons for bilateral parliamentary cooperation, while the second session, chaired by Alami, will discuss joint security measures in the fight against terrorism and organized crime.
Women’s rights and energy transition are also on the first day’s agenda.
For day two on Friday, the French delegation will visit the Railway Training Institute in Rabat and will hold a meeting with Bourita.
France and Morocco share strong diplomatic ties, with the two countries committed to continuing to reinforce bilateral relations at all levels.
Paris’ decision to embrace the Moroccan Autonomy Plan in July 2024 opened a new chapter to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. President Emmanuel Macron conveyed his country’s newfound position in a letter, where he announced that the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty over its southern provinces.
At least 120 countries now support the Moroccan initiative as the most or the only feasible political solution to end the dispute over the dispute.
In a recent interview with Morocco World News (MWN), France’s ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier celebrated Rabat-Paris relations – stressing his country’s ambition to build a “next generation partnership,” passing to future governments this legacy of commitment to boosting cooperation.
“It is also about ensuring that the best of French expertise is present to offer Morocco compelling solutions as the country prepares for major upcoming milestones,” Lecourtier said.
