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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu touched down in Rabat Wednesday evening for a two-day official visit designed to reinforce the strategic partnership between France and Morocco, amid growing diplomatic rapprochement between the two nations.
Welcomed at the airport by Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, Lecornu arrived with a delegation of twelve French ministers. The visit follows a period of efforts by Paris and Rabat to strengthen cooperation after years of occasionally strained relations.
During his stay, Sébastien Lecornu and Aziz Akhannouch will hold a bilateral meeting before co-chairing the 15th edition of the High-Level French-Moroccan Meeting. This dialogue framework, a key platform for political and economic discussions between the two countries, has not convened since 2019.
Key topics on the agenda include boosting economic exchanges, fostering mutual investments, enhancing security and defense cooperation, and addressing energy, infrastructure, and ecological transition challenges.
According to French and Moroccan officials, approximately fifteen agreements are expected to be signed during this visit.
The accords will cover civil aviation, water management, strategic infrastructure, electricity interconnection, security cooperation, and several cultural initiatives.
In the cultural sphere, both sides are set to finalize a strategic partnership between the Arab World Institute in Paris and Morocco’s Ministry of Culture. This collaboration aims to strengthen artistic, heritage, and academic exchanges between the two nations.
