Morocco and France signed 15 cooperation agreements on Thursday in Rabat, covering rail development, energy, transport and security, as the two governments moved to deepen a partnership reset that began with Paris's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in 2024.
The deals were concluded at the 15th high-level intergovernmental meeting, the first such gathering since 2019, co-chaired by Prime Ministers Aziz Akhannouch and Sébastien Lecornu. Lecornu was accompanied by 12 French ministers, including Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. A call for expressions of interest was also launched for an electricity interconnection project between the two countries.
Akhannouch described the summit as the first governmental application of a new political framework set by King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron. Lecornu said a planned bilateral treaty — the first France would sign with a non-EU state — would establish deeper cooperation on security, counterterrorism and investment. A royal visit to Paris to sign the treaty is under consideration, though no date has been set.