French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu arrived in Morocco accompanied by a dozen ministers, including Foreign Affairs head Jean-Noël Barrot and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The delegation is set to meet with Morocco’s Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch in a landmark intergovernmental meeting—the first of its kind since 2019.
diplomatic engagements and bilateral cooperation
Following a stopover in Qatar, this visit marks the inaugural diplomatic mission of Sébastien Lecornu since assuming office. A series of strategic discussions and working sessions are on the agenda to strengthen bilateral ties between France and Morocco.
security and judicial cooperation
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez will hold talks with his Moroccan counterpart Abdelouafi Laftit, focusing on judicial collaboration, including the potential extradition of Ismaël Benahmed, a Franco-Moroccan national wanted in France for a 2019 murder case in Paris.
improved french-moroccan relations
Relations between France and Morocco have seen significant improvement since mid-2024, when the French president formally acknowledged Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara—a move that strained ties with Algeria.
