Sahara: France has "rolled up its sleeves" for Morocco

For Christophe Lecourtier, Morocco’s success was "built with patience and determination over the years" and the efforts made have finally "borne fruit, beyond the satisfaction of friendly countries." "Glad to see Morocco rise to this challenge," the French ambassador said in a radio interview with Chaîne Inter on November 5, 2025. "From the beginning, since 2007, France has supported, France has contributed to maintaining this momentum, to pushing other countries to join the Moroccan plan," said the French diplomat stationed in Rabat since 2022, adding that "France has rolled up its sleeves to achieve this result."

Delighted to be "an engaged witness to this success," Lecourtier stressed that "it is the vocation of France to be by Morocco’s side; our natural vocation to accompany Morocco in its destiny since the 1950s and 1960s." The official said that "this historic turning point will have to translate into a lasting political solution based on the Moroccan plan, in the relevant bodies."

The diplomat also mentioned the implications of this political victory in other areas, insisting on "the Sahel, African development, relations with the European Union and the common agenda to address together the major challenges of the next twenty or twenty-five years." He assured that "this community of destiny has been reaffirmed each time."

In a letter addressed to King Mohammed VI in July 2024 on the occasion of the Throne Feast, Emmanuel Macron expressed France’s official support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, considered "the only basis for achieving a just, lasting and negotiated political solution in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council." "The present and future of the Western Sahara are part of the framework of Moroccan sovereignty," the French president insisted in his letter, reaffirming "the inviolability of the French position on this issue of national security for [the Kingdom]."