French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday addressed the Moroccan bicameral Parliament, challenging the lawmakers to ensure the prosperity of the country.
Macron underlined the milestone achievement of the country in 25 years under King Mohammed VI’s leadership.
“25 years have passed since His Majesty became the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Morocco, embodying the continuity of one of the world’s oldest dynasties and one of the faces of industrial and technological modernity,” stressed the French President in his speech to members of both Houses of Parliament, meeting in a joint session.
As one of the world’s oldest monarchies, he continued, the Kingdom of Morocco “is moving forward with confidence—the confidence it has in itself and in its King, the awareness given by its long history, and the energy of its large youth, fully committed to accompanying its emergence.”
He also stressed that the tolerant Islam promoted by His Majesty the King, Commander of the Faithful, “forms a challenge to all forms of extremism. ”This “wealth” of Morocco “is even more precious and worthy of respect at a time when our world is torn apart by intolerance and war,” he said.
“Facing us, for the next quarter century, are all the stakes and all the possibilities,” said the French President.
Macron’s address came a day after the signing of the Declaration on the ‘Enhanced Exceptional Partnership’ between the Kingdom of Morocco and the French Republic.
The declaration, signed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and President Macron, will enable the two countries to respond more effectively to all the challenges facing them by involving all the relevant sectors of bilateral, regional, and international cooperation.
“As you have understood, this is what I have come to do alongside you and with you,” Macron told the members of the two Houses of Parliament.
“May this state visit mark the opening of this new book in our long shared history, which will enable our two nations to move forward with determination in this uncertain century but which needs the richness of our friendship,” pleaded Macron.
The French leader is on a 3-day state visit to the Kingdom, which started from October 28 to 30 under the invitation of the King.
“You are also the representatives of a people who, through the will of their sovereign, have placed diversity, dialogue, and tolerance at the heart of their identity, their institutions, and their constitution,” Macron told the representatives of the nation.
