France's Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco, palace says

File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron pictured in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, during the inauguration of a high-speed rail line on November 15, 2018.

French President Emmanuel Macron will embark on a three-day state visit to Morocco from October 28, the Moroccan royal palace announced Monday, marking a step towards easing three years of strained relations between the two nations.

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco on a three-day state visit on October 28, the Moroccan royal palace said in a statement Monday, after three years of tense relations between the two countries.

"This visit reflects the depth of bilateral relations based on a deep-rooted and solid partnership," the palace said.

Macron, who will arrive on October 28, was invited to the North African country by Moroccan King Mohammed VI in late September.

The monarch had called the visit -- the second since 2018 -- an opportunity for "a renewed and ambitious vision covering several strategic sectors".

Tensions between Paris and Rabat have risen in recent years over France's ambiguous stance on the disputed Western Sahara and Macron's quest for a rapprochement with Algeria.

(AFP)


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