Rabat and Paris signed over a dozen cooperation agreements and declarations during the 15th Morocco-France High-Level Meeting held in Rabat on Thursday, in the presence of French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.
The agreements cover several areas, including foreign policy, education, railway infrastructure, culture, and scientific research.
The first agreement was a letter of intent on cooperation in feminist foreign policy, signed by Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
On railway cooperation, the two sides signed a protocol confirming the financing of the high-speed rail line project between Kenitra and Marrakech.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui, France’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure, and Catherine Bonnaud, Director of the French Development Agency in Morocco.
The ceremony also included the signing of a joint statement complementing a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the partnership in the water sector.
The document was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, the Director of the French Development Agency in Morocco, and France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
On education, the two sides signed a declaration of intent on cooperation in teaching Arabic language, history, and geography in French educational institutions in Morocco.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Mohamed Berrada, and France’s Minister Delegate in charge of Francophonie and international partnerships, Éléonore Caroit.
On civil aviation, the two sides signed a tripartite action program to strengthen technical cooperation in the sector.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, and France’s Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot.
The ceremony also included the signing of a partnership agreement between France’s National Higher Maritime School and Morocco’s Institute for Strategic Studies.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Transport and Logistics and François Lambert, Director of France’s National Higher Maritime School.
Rabat and Paris also signed a cooperation agreement between France’s La Poste group and Morocco’s Barid Al-Maghrib group.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, and Christelle Jonas-Dufay, representative of La Poste’s Director General in France.
On culture, Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, and French Culture Minister Catherine Pégard signed a declaration of intent on cooperation in artistic exchanges.
The two sides also signed another declaration of intent on cooperation in the cinema and audiovisual industry in Africa.
The ceremony also included the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the Institut du Monde Arabe and Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Culture and Anne-Claire Legendre, President of the Institut du Monde Arabe.
On research and development, the two sides signed an agreement within the framework of cooperation between France’s Center for Studies and Expertise and Morocco’s Public Laboratory for Studies and Testing.
It was signed by Hammou Bensaadout, Director General of Morocco’s Public Laboratory for Studies and Testing, and Étienne Crépon, Director General of France’s Center for Studies and Expertise.
The last agreement was a scientific cooperation agreement between France’s Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD) and Morocco’s Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine.
The agreement was signed by Jean-Paul Laclau, Director General of CIRAD, and Professor Abdelaziz El Hraiki, Director of the Hassan II Instit
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