«In accordance with the exchange of letters which took place this summer between our two heads of state, we are working to rebuild our relationship, that is exactly the term we use, because this relationship is very old, she has had some very good times and our ambition is for her to experience new ones in a changing world», declared the French ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, for Le360on the sidelines of the launch ceremony of the new cultural season from France to Morocco.
«In the somewhat gray moment that we have experienced, we sometimes have the feeling that the French people and the Moroccan people were no longer exactly on the same wavelength, because the Moroccan people have changed a lot.», Estimated the diplomat. It is a people who have become, according to him, “full of energy, confidence, dynamism».
He added: “This summer there were important political initiatives to set a common course» (recognition of the Moroccan Sahara by France, Editor’s note), continued Christophe Lecourtier. A milestone for which he is “extremely important to find intimacy at the level of the Moroccan and the French every day, from all walks of life, from all cities, and that is the culture that allows it».
And to explain that France has “the largest cultural network in the world». «We are present in twelve cities in Morocco and we have nearly 800 cultural events per year and therefore the way of talking to each other, of exchanging and building things together is culture.» and this “It is not French culture that we seek to stamp or show like a flag, it is only a program that speaks to us both through projects carried out by French and Moroccan artists.».
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He also recalled that the theme of last year’s cultural season was “sport”, while this season will take place under the slogan “Le Vivant”, including a program rich in artistic, literary, musical and cultural activities. plastic art.
And to add: “We want this cultural season to be what France and Morocco can do together beyond their borders, that is to say in the relationship with the countries that surround them to the North and the South.“. The theme of “Living” is a topical theme because it is the first time “perhaps from the history of humanity that the Living is in danger. The Living is no longer acquired and it is therefore essential that there is mobilization (…) so that this Living is perceived by young people through artistic events», concluded Christophe Lecourtier.
Par Mohamed Chakir Alaoui et Yassine Mannan
10/05/2024 at 9:32 a.m.
