As Israel intensifies its retaliation against the Palestinian Hamas movement, many Moroccans are multiplying calls to break diplomatic relations between Morocco and the Hebrew state. In Morocco, new demonstrations were organized on December 10, the day of the commemoration of the normalization of relations between the two countries.
Emmanuel Martin, associate professor of economics, believes that "the rupture of the long-standing friendship between France and Morocco reflects... new geopolitical trends".
The tensions between Morocco and France must be eased to allow the rapid relaunch of bilateral relations between the two countries, analyzes the Omega Center for Economy and Geopolitics think tank.
The regional rivalry between Morocco and Algeria is about to intensify. At least that’s what Francisco Serrano, a journalist, writer and analyst whose work focuses on North Africa, the broader Middle East and Latin America, thinks.
In an interview, Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region (Les Républicains), deplores the lasting disaffection between Paris and Rabat due to France’s Algerian tropism.
In Morocco, calls for the cancellation of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Israel are multiplying. The same demand is being raised in other countries like Bahrain that have resumed their ties with the Hebrew state.
Algeria wants to relaunch its bilateral relations with Spain, suspended since March 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara in favor of Morocco. Algiers is about to appoint a new ambassador to Madrid.
Nicolas de Rivière, France’s permanent representative to the United Nations, reiterated France’s "historic, clear and constant support for the Moroccan autonomy plan" considered the optimal political solution to resolve the dispute over the Sahara after the adoption of the resolution renewing the MINURSO mandate on Monday at the Security Council in New York. Without failing to congratulate Paris for its adherence to this adoption.
Morocco has experienced fairly sustained economic growth since 2000, after the accession to the throne of King Mohammed VI. The kingdom is taking measures to attract foreign investment and become a major regional power.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has been on a working visit to Marrakech since Wednesday. This trip would aim to "warm up" bilateral relations between Paris and Rabat.
In an interview with Maroc diplomatique , Emmanuel Dupuy, president of the Institute for Prospective and Security in Europe (IPSE), analyzes the reasons for the rift between Morocco and France and Morocco’s decision to refuse France’s aid after the earthquake in Al Haouz.
Several foreign ambassadors, except the French ambassador to Morocco, were received at the royal palace in Rabat by King Mohammed VI. A sign of the cooling of relations between the two countries?