Morocco has officially terminated the mission of Mohamed Benchaaboun as ambassador to France. – The North Africa Post

The information was introduced in an announcement printed by the Ministry of International Affairs, within the Official Gazette, within the part “Bulletins and press releases”.

The assertion outlines that the choice to terminate the capabilities of Mohamed Benchaaboun as ambassador to Paris takes impact on January 19. “Following royal directions, it was determined to finish the mission of Mohamed Benchaâboun as His Majesty’s ambassador to the French Republic, as of January 19, 2023,” reads the assertion.

Mohamed Benchaaboun was appointed, on October 18, 2022 managing director of the Mohammed VI Funding Fund.

Since then, the place of Moroccan ambassador to France has remained vacant, in opposition to a backdrop of persistent tensions between Rabat and Paris.

Truly, the date of the choice to terminate the mission of the ambassador to France got here the identical day the European Parliament authorized a non-binding decision calling on the Moroccan authorities to “respect the liberty of the press”.

French MEPs from President Macron’s celebration voted for the decision and a part of the French deep state was behind the adoption of the EP decision. An in depth buddy of the French president, MEP Stéphane Sejourné, president of the Europe Renew group (Liberal Heart) since 2021 has been one of many architects of the plot in opposition to Morocco and performed a decisive function within the adoption of the decision.