Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné “personally’ invested in reconnecting with Morocco. Relations between France and Morocco have weakened in recent years.
Tensions stemmed from policy of rapprochement with Algeria desired by French President Emmanuel Macron, while Algiers broke off its diplomatic relations with Rabat in 2021. In September, a new controversy arose when France offered its aid to Morocco, hit by an earthquake, aid which Rabat had ignored. Relations seemed to be at an impasse before the French ambassador to Morocco made a public mea culpa in November.