“We have taken steps with our Moroccan partners for the resumption of normal consular activity. It is done”, declared the minister during a press briefing, following her talks with her Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita.
The objective is to restore a full consular relationship between our two countries, she added.
“Our goal is to enhance human exchanges between Morocco and France, to further promote this deep intertwining of our societies which makes this relationship unique”, continued the French minister. “The human capital that exists between us is an asset.”
Does this mean a return to normal on the issue of visas? Concretely, will the consulates again issue them without the restrictions in place since September 2021? Catherine Colonna answers in the affirmative.
Moreover, in response to a question on the restriction of French visas, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs recalled that “when the unilateral measures were taken, no official Moroccan comment was made, out of respect for a sovereign decision Today, it is still a unilateral takeover decision that Morocco respects”.
“It’s normal” and “it’s a decision that goes in the right direction”, he added.
In September 2021France had decided to tighten the conditions for obtaining visas for nationals of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia who “refuse” to issue the consular laissez-passer necessary for the return of immigrants expelled from France. ‘Hexagon.