Came to Morocco to give a conference on corruption, former president François Hollande took the opportunity to speak out on the somewhat tense Franco-Moroccan relations.
Appointed to head the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment, Mohamed Benchâaboun is leaving his post as Morocco’s ambassador to France, which he has held since October 2021. A departure that comes at a critical time in relations between Paris and Rabat.
A giant map of the planet was exhibited at the Montpellier International Fair without the map of Morocco, sparking the outrage of Moroccans in the city and Moroccan authorities. The organizers cited an oversight by the designer.
The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, spoke on Friday about the quality of relations between his country and Morocco , stating that the kingdom is a "loyal and cooperative" partner.
A Spanish delegation will travel to Rabat at the end of November to participate in a bilateral meeting with the Moroccan government, in order to finalize the last details for the upcoming High-Level Meeting.
The former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzales Laya, now Dean of the School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, calls on the Spanish government to maintain "the best relations with Morocco".
The meeting between Esperanza Casteleiro, director of the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI) and her Moroccan counterpart, Abdelatif Hammouchi, in Rabat just over a week ago, put an end to the disagreements between the two countries on the espionage of members of the Spanish government using Pegasus, of which Morocco was suspected of being the instigator.
A few days after the recall to Israel of David Govrin, former head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat, Alona Fisher Kamm has been appointed to temporarily occupy this position.
France will have to appoint a new diplomat to head its embassy in Morocco. Hélène Le Gal is leaving the kingdom at the end of this month.
Spain does not want its good relations with Morocco to be an obstacle to its relations with Algeria, said José Manuel Albares, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday.
The US Senate has confirmed the identity of the new US ambassador to Morocco. His appointment was proposed by the US State Department.
Nasser Bourita , Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, and his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi met on Tuesday in Cairo on the sidelines of the Arab League ministerial meeting. Is this the beginning of the thaw in the diplomatic crisis between the two countries?