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Rabat – Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita said King Mohammed VI’s visit to France has been “scheduled.”
He made the remarks at a press conference in Rabat alongside his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, who is in Morocco for a ministerial conference on peacekeeping in the Francophone environment
Bourita did not disclose the exact time for the monarch’s visit.
The FM emphasized that the visit will be distinguished by a special event, citing the Moroccan-French friendship treaty.
Bourita emphasized that this treaty will constitute both a “political and legal milestone.”
Meanwhile, Barrot said France is also preparing to welcome the monarch.
The two countries will hold a meeting of the High Joint Commission that the two countries’ Heads of Government will co-chair in July before the King’s visit.
During his remarks to the press, Barrot also emphasized the importance of bilateral ties between the two countries.
“Some may recall that I had the opportunity to visit Morocco for the first time shortly after my appointment… Our enhanced exceptional partnership is a powerful tool to project stability and foster concrete solutions,” he said. “We do so without exclusivity, but with the shared responsibility that comes with our history and geography: to bring together Europe, Africa, and all those who refuse to be confined within bloc dynamics and instead seek to engage in a renewed and demanding form of multilateralism.”
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Bourita also commended the strength of bilateral ties between the two countries, noting the game-changing significance of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco in October 2024.
“Since the presidential visit to Morocco, there have been more than 40 ministerial meetings between Moroccan and French ministries, which reflects the strength and solidity that characterizes Moroccan–French relations,” he said.
Bourita added that the meetings are “close to 50 and have significantly contributed to strengthening cooperation across all fields: the economic field, security, consular affairs, and human exchanges.”
France had been in support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan. But it was only in 2024 that the country took a more unambiguous position, announcing support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.
Since then, Paris and Rabat have made repeated steps to further deepen their growing ties.
