High-Level Meeting Morocco-France: The Head of Government Discusses with the French Prime Minister

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Participating in these discussions from the Moroccan side were Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad, alongside Samira Sitail, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to France. Representing the French side were Jean-Noël Barrot, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Philippe Lalliot, the French Ambassador to Morocco, as indicated in a statement from the Prime Minister’s Department.

At the outset of these discussions, Mr. Akhannouch emphasized that the High-Level Meeting holds particular significance within the new dynamic characterizing Moroccan-French relations, driven by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, and the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, during the French President’s state visit to the Kingdom of Morocco in October 2024. He noted that the Enhanced Exceptional Partnership established on that occasion has opened a new chapter in the relations between the two countries.

The Head of Government assured that the 15th High-Level Meeting Morocco-France serves as a governmental mechanism for monitoring and steering the Enhanced Exceptional Partnership, as well as for assessing the progress achieved in implementing the commitments made at the highest levels between the two nations. This meeting will also help identify new structural projects that could outline the next horizons for the privileged relations between Morocco and France.

This High-Level Meeting takes place against the backdrop of an unprecedented strengthening of political relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the French Republic, following the historic evolution of the French position on the question of the Moroccan Sahara, concluded the statement.

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