“When we talk about the north-south relationship, the country that is in the middle, the pivotal country, is Morocco,” said Mr. Fuchs who spoke at the closing of the 3rd France-Morocco Elected Forum, organized at the headquarters of the French Senate by the Cercle Eugène Delacroix, under the theme “ecological transition in the territories: combined perspectives”.
Convinced that the Europe-Africa bloc is “the only one that can today resist the power of the Indo-Pacific and the Americas”, Mr. Fuchs noted that “it is from the France-Morocco relationship that a relationship must be built Europe-Africa capable of generating an area of prosperity.”
This tripartite relationship should capitalize, according to him, on the intense relations between France and Morocco and which have taken on a new dimension with the reinforced exceptional partnership, sealed on the occasion of the recent state visit to Morocco. of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron.
In this regard, he underlined the relevance of the theme of the 3rd Forum of France-Morocco Elected Officials, centered on the challenges of ecological transition, identified as one of the priority areas of this partnership, highlighting the role of elected officials of two countries to support this dynamic at the territorial level.
The French MP welcomed the achievements already accomplished, among others, in terms of decentralized cooperation, twinning and sharing of university experiences, encouraging in particular French and Moroccan elected officials, gathered within the Cercle Eugène Delacroix to continue their action in support to these initiatives.
This network of French elected officials engaged for ten years in the promotion and development of exceptional relations which unite France and Morocco, contributed to the realization of two decentralized cooperations which “already work very well” (Antony/Taroudant, and Villeneuve La Garenne/Tiznit) while others are being signed, we remind you.
The mayor of Tiznit, Abdellah El Ghazi, and his French counterpart from Villeneuve La Garenne, Pascal Pelain, on this occasion presented the cooperation linking their respective cities in the areas of water and waste management, during a round table. dedicated to the engagement of diasporas in the ecological transition.
The two elected officials highlighted the strong involvement of the Moroccan community of Villeneuve La Garenne, particularly that from Tiznit, in bringing this initiative to fruition.
The round table was also marked by the participation of the president of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), Driss El Yazami, who underlined the importance of including decentralized cooperation in the history of Moroccan migration. more than a century old and multiple dimensions.
The diaspora contributes to strengthening the link between the country of residence and the motherland, including in terms of the transmission of knowledge, he said, noting nevertheless that the success of its initiatives remains dependent on knowledge of the dynamics reform that Morocco is currently experiencing, as well as the pooling of experiences of Moroccans around the world.
The successful experience of decentralized cooperation between Morocco and France was also welcomed during the closing ceremony through video testimonies from the president of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, El Khattat Yanja, from the President of the Region Guelmin Oued Noun, Mbarka Bouaida, and former French minister Jean-Louis Borloo.
During its 3rd forum, the Cercle Eugène Delacroix presented the results of its ten years of activities in the field, in particular the decentralized cooperation carried out, the quarterly networking, its missions in Morocco, which are part of the efforts of the association aiming to strengthen the exceptional relationship between France and Morocco.
The event closed with a sequence celebrating ten years of the Circle presented as “a moment of exchange and sharing with a view to forging links and strengthening synergies around the ecological transition and Franco-Moroccan relations which , since the recent state visit to Morocco by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, at the invitation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, are experiencing a new dynamic.
Created in 2014 by a host of French elected officials with Morocco in their hearts, the CED today brings together more than 300 elected officials, mayors, deputies, parliamentarians and local actors who adhere to this objective.
