This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress-rabat-mac the French Minister delegated responsible for gender equality and the fight against discrimination, Aurore Bergé, reiterated, in Rabat, the intangible position of France considering that the present and the future of the Sahara “are fully part of the framework of Moroccan sovereignty”.
Ms. Bergé reaffirmed this position after her meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, Mr. Nasser Bourita.
Indeed, in a statement to the press at the end of this meeting, Ms. Bergé reiterated the intangible position of France concerning the Moroccan Sahara file, affirming that the present and the future of the Sahara “are fully part of the framework of Moroccan sovereignty”.
“I would like to forcefully recall the intangible position expressed by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron: the present and the future of the Sahara are fully part of Moroccan sovereignty,” said Ms. Bergé.
In addition, she indicated that her official visit to the kingdom is in line with the strengthened exceptional partnership wanted by the President of the Republic and His Majesty King Mohammed VI, noting that “this partnership has opened a new chapter between our two countries that we write together and over time”.
“This visit is part of a spirit of responsibility and severity with regard to the challenges and subjects of common interest,” she continued, stressing her conviction that France and Morocco want to walk together as part of a model of equality and shared growth for the decades to come.
She also argued that Morocco has engaged under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in “a decisive political, economic and social modernization, as evidenced by the major reform of the family code”.
“Our two countries have a lot to learn from each other. Faced with the major challenges of our time: economic, social, demographic, climatic, security, I am convinced that our destinies are linked, ”she insisted.
Evoking the question of the promotion of women’s rights, Ms. Bergé affirmed that Morocco constitutes “an essential partner” in the context of “feminist diplomacy”, noting that the two countries work together for the strengthening of their cooperation in the fight against all forms of violence against women
