Moroccan Ambassador to France holds talks with officials in Paris

Morocco’s ambassador to Paris Samira Sitaïl met Yaël Braun-Pivet, current President of the National Assembly, having discussions around “the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening relations between France and Morocco.”

The meeting enabled the two parties to “discuss the concrete realization of our rapprochement in all areas. Our parliaments have an essential role to play in the economy, youth, culture and the environment”, wrote Braun-Pivet on X.

???? La France et le #Maroc ont une histoire et des liens profonds.

Heureuse de recevoir Mme l’Ambassadrice Samira #Sitaïl pour évoquer la concrétisation de notre rapprochement dans tous les domaines.

Economie, jeunesse, culture, environnement, nos #Parlements ont un rôle… pic.twitter.com/FRN7kCNJPT

— Yaël Braun-Pivet (@YaelBRAUNPIVET) March 14, 2024

The Moroccan Embassy stressed on the same social network that the meeting, described as “constructive”, focused on “the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening relations between Morocco and France.”

According to the Africa Intelligence newsletter, the French Senate  “will host a colloquium devoted to relations between France and Morocco” from April 22, when parliamentarians from both sides will meet at the Palais du Luxembourg, in a context of aligning views between Rabat and Paris.

Sitaïl also met with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the French National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bourlanges.

Échanges chaleureux entre l’Ambassadeure du #Maroc en #France et Jean-Louis @JLBourlanges, Président de la Commission des Affaires Étrangères à l’@AssembleeNat.
La profondeur des relations bilatérales,l’intégrité territoriale du Maroc et la situation à #Gaza ont été abordées.???? pic.twitter.com/mKSyj7hUHW

— Ambassade du Royaume du Maroc en France ?? (@AmbaMarocFrance) March 14, 2024

“The depth of bilateral relations, Morocco’s territorial integrity and the situation in Gaza” were on the agenda of the meeting, according to the kingdom’s diplomatic representation in Paris.

Yaël Braun-Pivet is a member of Renaissance, the party launched by President Emmanuel Macron, while Jean-Louis Bourlanges belongs to MODEM (Democratic Movement), which are the two political formations of the majority.

King Mohammed VI appointed Samira Sitaïl as Morocco’s new ambassador to France on October 29, a position that has remained vacant for several months against the backdrop of a major diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Paris.