Rabat – President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco is set to be eventful, featuring significant meetings and agreement signings that seek to boost bilateral ties between Rabat and Paris.
Macron’s visit agenda will begin on Monday with a meeting between King Mohammed VI and the French president, followed by a ceremonial signing of various agreements, and discussions with key Moroccan officials.
The schedule, consulted by Morocco World News, will also include meetings between Macron and Moroccan senior officials on Tuesday, including Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, and speakers of the Moroccan parliament, Rachid Talbi Alami, Mohamed Ould Errachid
Macron will be accompanied by his wife Brigitte Macron, and the two will visit the Mausoleum of Mohammed V alongside Mohamed Yacoubi, the governor of the Rabat Sale region.
On Tuesday, Macron is expected to deliver a speech at the Moroccan parliament and afterward will host a lunch alongside his wife and a French-Moroccan cultural delegation.
In the evening, Tuesday’s schedule will also include a dinner offered by the King to Macron and his wife at the royal palace.
On Wednesday, discussions and exchanges will take place on food security and sustainable agriculture in Africa with both Moroccan and African students at the OCP headquarters. This will be followed by a speech by Macron to the French community in Morocco.
The visit will include a high-level French delegation, including experts and officials from different industrial companies. Among them will be Bertrand Amar, director of E-sport at Webedia; Estelle Brachlianoff, managing director of Veolia; and Christian Dargnat, founder and CEO of Alphee Consulting, among many others from energy and telecom departments.
The official delegation will also include Bruno Tetailleau, the country’s Minister of Interior; Anne Genetet, the Minister of National Education; Jean-Noel Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture.
The visit comes as part of plans to boost the Rabat-Paris bilateral ties — particularly after France’s decision to fully recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.
Macron announced his country’s new Sahara position in July, saying that Paris’ new policy foundationally believes that “the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.”
The French president further emphasized that his country’s position remains consistent and unwavering, aligning with the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in 2007.
