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The support by French President Emmanuel Macron of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, opens promising prospects for French investments in the territory. Speaking to a Moroccan French business summit, during his state visit to the Kingdom oct. 28-30, President Macron urged more French investments across Morocco, including the Sahara, which he said, “is part of […]
Morocco signed two military and technical cooperation agreements with Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic covering areas of training, defense industry, technical assistance, exchange of expertise, military health and cybersecurity. The agreements were signed in a ceremony attended by minister delegate in charge of defense Abdeltif Loudiyi, Moroccan Army Commander of the Southern Zone Mohammed Berrid, […]
French President Emmanuel Macon said his country will help Morocco in international organizations including the UN and the EU as it seeks to defend its sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan as a sole solution to the regional dispute. Macron made the remark in a speech to the French diaspora in Morocco, as […]
Morocco and Saudi Arabia have both voiced their resolve to upgrade their cooperation in the defense and security fields and to explore new prospects for this cooperation. This came during the visit Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces First Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili is paying to Morocco October 28 […]
At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron spent three days on a state visit to Rabat that turned the page on three years of diplomatic frost, as the two countries embark on a “strengthened and renewed partnership” that paves the way for closer cooperation at all strategic levels. King Mohammed VI received […]
Following the floods that ravaged several regions of Spain, King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to the Interior Minister to call his Spanish counterpart and propose Morocco’s assistance. During the phone call, the Moroccan Interior Minister informed his Spanish counterpart that, in accordance with the high royal instructions, Morocco is fully prepared to send rescue […]
France intends to increase its consular and cultural presence in the Moroccan Sahara, in order to create a French alliance, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot announced in Rabat on Tuesday. “We are going to increase our consular and cultural presence there, in order to create a French alliance,” said Barrot, during […]
The lunatic Algerian regime has suffered another diplomatic setback at the UN Security Council after the United States and France ditched a proposal submitted by its delegate to UN for extending MINURSO mandate to include human rights monitoring. Algeria uses constantly its non-permanent seat at UN Security Council to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity, derailing UN […]
Members of a high-level delegation from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) on Tuesday said that they were “impressed” by the remarkable development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as well as the projects launched in various fields. The delegation members, currently on a working visit to Morocco, expressed their admiration for the […]
On Tuesday in Rabat, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France’s public investments in Morocco, including in the Sahara, will continue. Speaking to business leaders and economic stakeholders at the conclusion of the “Morocco-France Entrepreneurial Meeting,” Macron highlighted Morocco as the “leading client” of the French Development Agency (AFD) for investments. He emphasized that the […]