Rabat- France is likely to name the diplomat Jean-Francois Girault as ambassador to Morocco to replace Charles Fries.
According to the weekly Jeune Afrique, the current director of the North Africa and Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since June 2012, Jean-François Girault, could be appointed as the new ambassador of France to Morocco.
Former Ambassador to Syria and Iraq, the veteran diplomat has long worked with Jacques Chirac, as a diplomatic adviser.
Girault, 59 years old, is considered "an expert of the Arab world."
Marked by a year of tension, the relations between France and Morocco have resumed their normal course since the signing of judicial cooperation agreements between the two countries on 31 January, and the meeting between King Mohammed VI and President Francois Hollande in Paris in early February.
During his visit to Morocco on March 9, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Paris aims to “reinforce and give new impetus” to the friendship ties between the two “exceptional” partners.
“My visit to Morocco aims to reinforce and give new impetus to the close and enduring friendship ties between our two countries”, Fabius underlined at a press briefing following a meeting with Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar.
During the same visit, France also reiterated its support for the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco as a serious and credible basis for a negotiated solution to the Western Sahara issue, according to a joint French-Moroccan statement issued last Monday.
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