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French President endorses his government ultimatum to Algeria over migration deals

French President Emmanuel Macron endorses the ultimatum issued by Prime Minister Bayrou to Algeria over its failure to take its nationals violating French laws. Speaking to the press, Macron said the 1968 deals giving Algerians preferential treatment in entering and settling in France needed a review, adding that the safety of the French people was […]

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President Macron visits Rabat to cement French-Moroccan ties

At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day state visit to Morocco starting Oct 28, marking a new beginning on solid foundations for the forward-looking Moroccan-French relations. The visit is part of the momentum ushered by Paris support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, which was expressed in […]

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French President on state visit to Morocco on Oct. 28-30

At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his spouse Brigitte Macron, will pay a state visit to Morocco on October 28-30, the Moroccan Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said in a statement. “This visit reflects the depth of bilateral relations, based on a deep-rooted and solid […]

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France-Morocco friendship, strategic partnership hailed at meeting between President Macron and PM Akhannouch

The friendship and the depth of the strategic partnership between France and Morocco were hailed at a meeting held Thursday between President Emmanuel Macron and Head of the Government Aziz Akhannouch who represented King Mohammed VI at the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Provence landings in Saint-Raphaël. “The President of the French Republic held talks […]

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France backs autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty as “only basis” for a solution to Sahara conflict

France has expressed a clear-cut support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara territory, while backing the autonomy plan as “the only basis” to find a lasting solution to the conflict. This came in a letter from President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI congratulating him on Throne Day and announcing that France […]

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French-Moroccan deep & unshakeable friendship is the most beautiful legacy of their past – French President

French President Emmanuel Macron has underlined the deep and unshakeable friendship binding his country and Morocco, describing this friendship as the most beautiful legacy of the two countries’ past. In a message of congratulations he sent to King Mohammed VI on the celebration of Youth Day, President Macron pointed out “the deep and unshakeable friendship […]

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Former French President criticizes Macron for Algeria infatuation

“We risk losing everything! We will win Algeria’s trust but we will lose that of Morocco,” thus spoke former French President Nicolas Sarkozy deploring the pro-Algeria bias of the current French head of state Emmanuel Macron. In an interview with Le Figaro, Sarkozy lambasted Macron for his shortsighted Maghreb foreign policy in which he sought […]

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France rejects Algeria’s memory blackmail

French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out offering any apologies to Algeria over France’s colonial past while insisting on continuing reconciliation efforts between the two countries. In an interview with Algerian writer Kamal Daoud published on Le Point, Macron made it clear “I have no apologies to make.” “The only pardon I asked for was […]

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World Cup: King Mohammed VI congratulates President Macron for France’s qualification to final

King Mohammed VI has expressed to President Emmanuel Macron his congratulations for the qualification of the French team to the final of the prestigious World Cup competition. This came in a phone talk the Sovereign had with the French President at the end of the semi-final match of the 2022 World Cup, which brought together […]

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President Macron says he will visit Morocco in October

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will pay a visit to Morocco in late October, after wrapping up a visit to Algiers in which no major investment agreement was signed. Macron made the statement while talking to a group of festival goers at Touquet Music Beach. Macron last visited Morocco in November 2018 to inaugurate […]