Moroccan, French diplomacies to Embody Spirit of Reinforced Exceptional partnership – FM

Moroccan and French diplomacies, under the leadership of the heads of State of the two countries, will embody the spirit of the reinforced exemplary and exceptional partnership, said, Tuesday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. Speaking at a press briefing following his talks with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, Bourita noted that the diplomacies of the two countries will ensure that this state of mind, which prevailed in the exchanges between HM King Mohammed VI and the French President, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, is also reflected on a daily basis in bilateral relations, as well as at the level of regional, international and multilateral bodies. For Bourita, this is a new phase and a new stage for this deep and rich relationship, in the wake of this new era opened on Monday by His Majesty the King and the French President. The Declaration on the “Reinforced Exceptional Partnership” between Morocco and France, signed Monday in Rabat by HM King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron, defines the principles that will guide this new stage and sets out the governance and key sectors of this partnership, in addition to the territorial scope of application, he said. This Declaration will also guide “our action in the future”, he added, noting that despite the difference in diplomatic culture, Morocco and France, which share the same goals of stability and development, will, thanks to this new partnership, strengthen the mechanisms of consultation and coordination. Regarding the Moroccan Sahara, Bourita stressed that, as part of the impetus given to the national cause by HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco’s official map including its Sahara was published on Tuesday on the official website of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, noting the expansion of the French consular district to cover the southern provinces of the Kingdom. “France, through its role within the Security Council and its knowledge of the genesis and evolution of this conflict, has an important role to play in this context,” he concluded.