The French part was composed of:
- Simon the BoldDirector of Immigration at the Ministry of the Interior, co-president of the
Morocco-France Permanent Mixed Migration Group; - Mathilde GrammontDiplomatic Advisor to the Minister of the Interior;
- Frédéric RimouxDeputy Ambassador in charge of Migration at the Ministry of
Europe and Foreign Affairs; - Delphine MontuelleHead of the removal department at the Immigration Department.
The Moroccan part was composed of:
• Khalid ZeroualiDirector of Migration and Border Surveillance at the Ministry
of the Interior, co-president of the Morocco-France Permanent Mixed Migration Group;
• Bouchta FahliDirector of General Information at the General Directorate of
National Security;
• Fouad KadmiriDirector of Consular and Social Affairs at the Ministry of Affairs
Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad;
• Samira SitaïlAmbassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to France.
This meeting focused mainly on the cooperation on readmission and prevention of departures as well as on the points for improvement to facilitate cooperation in the issuance of consular passes (LPC), documents required for the execution of obligations to leave French territory (OQTF).
At the end of this meeting, which is a continuation of that held on October 3, 2024 in
Marrakech by the Permanent Mixed Migratory Group, the French side took part in achange
with the 17 Consuls General of Moroccodeployed on French territory (Paris, Orly, Pontoise,
Villemomble, Mantes la Jolie, Colombes, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux,
Rennes, Orléans, Dijon, Strasbourg and Bastia). This session, which lasted 2 hours, allowed a
direct feedback of information and high-quality exchanges between the Consuls General of the
Morocco and representatives of the French side.
This sequence, made up of questions and answers between the two parties, is intended to to strenghten
the entire migratory cooperation system between the Kingdom of Morocco and Francein which consular action is central.
This innovative approach is intended to respond to the wishes expressed by the two heads of state,
His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron,
during the State Visit which was held from October 28 to 30 in Rabat.
It is indeed, as stated in the Joint Declaration on the Partnership
Reinforced Exception signed on October 28, 2024 by the two Heads of State of: “build a global agenda on migration, including both the facilitation of legal mobility, the fight against irregular immigration, and cooperation in terms of readmission and prevention of departures, as well as the strengthening of coordination between countries of origin, transit and destination, based on the principle of shared responsibility”.
This meeting is also part of the continuity of exchanges between Abdelouafi Laftit,
Moroccan Minister of the Interior, and his French counterpart Bruno Retailleau, who held a
working session on the sidelines of the State Visit of the French President to Rabat, on October 29.
At the end of this meeting, both parties welcomed the quality of cooperation
exemplary migration between Morocco and Franceas evidenced by the improvement in indicators
relating to readmission, just as they praised the role of both prefects and Consuls
which is at the heart of the strategy and vision put in place within the framework of the GMMP.
Thus, both parties agree that the prefects and the Consuls General favor a
the most direct contact possible which will improve cooperation between the two parties.
The Moroccan side praised the efforts made by France to strengthen legal mobility, in
especially that of students. Likewise, it notes with satisfaction the positive development in visa granting rates. The protection of the rights of the Moroccan diaspora living in France, a pillar of human, cultural and economic relations between the two countries, was also at the center of the exchanges.
For its part, the French side welcomed Morocco's efforts in managing migratory flows and,
found that this cooperation was improving. Finally, the French side thanks Morocco for
the organization of this meeting, making it possible to deploy the strategy desired by France and the
Morocco in matters of migration cooperation. It will be the subject of an evaluation during the
next GMMP meeting which will be held in France in the first quarter of 2025. For
reminder, the GMMP was created in May 2018, the date on which its first edition took place in Marrakech.
