French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is expected to arrive in Morocco on Thursday, November 12, for a bilateral visit combined with participation in the third edition of the World Women’s Forum for Peace, scheduled to take place in Essaouira from November 12 to 14.
The visit was announced by the French Foreign Ministry (Quai d’Orsay) during its press briefing last week.
Barrot is due to meet his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, le360 news outlet reported.
The two ministers are expected to take part in a session dedicated to dialogue between diplomacy and civil society, alongside Palestinian and Israeli peace activists, the outlet said.
Bilateral talks between the two foreign ministers will also cover Franco-Moroccan cooperation and major international issues.
Organized by the French movement Les Guerrières de la Paix (“Women Warriors for Peace”), founded in 2022 by filmmaker and activist Hanna Assouline, the forum will bring together women activists, political leaders, diplomats, and civil society representatives from various countries.
Discussions will focus on the role of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding through roundtables, testimonies, and cultural events.
Barrot’s trip comes after a busy diplomatic schedule in Paris, where he chaired the final G7 foreign ministers’ meeting under the French presidency on November 9–10 and participated in the Paris Peace Forum.
This visit further underscores the strengthening of the exceptional partnership between France and Morocco in recent years.
