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The Africa-France summit was to be held from July 8 to 10 in Montpellier in the south of France. It has finally been postponed to October due to travel constraints related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The health crisis had already forced the Élysée to cancel last year’s Africa-France summit planned in Bordeaux. This time, the […]
King Mohammed VI had a meeting Tuesday at the Elysée Palace in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron of France during which the two leaders “have discussed at length the situation in the Middle East as well as regional and international issues”, said the royal office in a statement. The two leaders noted “a broad convergence” […]
The previously announced official visit to Morocco by newly elected French President, Emmanuel Macron, is rather a private visit aiming at strengthening the bonds of friendship with King Mohammed VI. A statement of the French presidency has confirmed that the visit, due on June 14-15, has a private and family character. In a briefing at […]
Less than a week before he hands over the keys of the Elysée Palace, French President François Hollande hosted Tuesday a luncheon in honor of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The luncheon at this particular juncture is deemed a powerful token of the long-standing friendship and the multifaceted ties binding the two countries. The luncheon […]
Cooperation between Morocco and France in the fields of security and fight against terrorism is in full swing as evidenced by the regular contacts and continued dialog between the two partner countries. Just a couple of weeks after Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and the French President François Hollande held a meeting at the Elysée during […]
Relations between France and Morocco have just started to warm up after a year of diplomatic row. The two countries have restored their judicial and security cooperation and the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, currently on a private visit to France, held talks with France’s François Hollande on Monday afternoon at the Elysée. However, the […]
After President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was wounded by gunshot last October 13 in what was officially described as a “an accidental shooting”, he appeared on his country’s State TV to reassure its countrymen that he was in good condition before being airlifted to Paris for further treatment. From that time, there were […]