The President of the French Senate is set to visit Morocco from February 23 to 26, with a trip to Laayoune marking a key highlight of his itinerary in the Kingdom. As per the provisional schedule shared with Yabiladi by the Chamber of Councillors, Gérard Larcher will engage in discussions in Rabat on February 23 with his Moroccan counterpart, Mohamed Ould Errachid. The following day, Larcher is scheduled to meet with several high-ranking officials, including the President of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. He will then travel to Laayoune, where on February 25, he will hold a series of meetings with the Wali of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Abdeslam Bikrat, the President of the Laayoune Communal Council, Moulay Hamdi Ould Errachid, and the President of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Regional Council, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid. Larcher's visit is set to conclude on February 26, according to the same document. Accompanying the President of the French Senate is a significant delegation, including Cédric Perrin, Senator from Belfort and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee, Christian Cambon, Senator from Val-de-Marne and Chairman of the France-Morocco Friendship Group, who has previously visited Saharan cities, and Hervé Marseille, Senator from Hauts-de-Seine and Chairman of the Union Centrist Group, as well as Vice-Chairman of the France-Morocco Friendship Group. The visit to Rabat and Laayoune by Gérard Larcher has been facilitated by France's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, a decision made on July 30.
