“I add that the French people know and love Morocco. Between our two countries there exists a cultural, social and human capillarity which transcend the circumstantial difficulties. But in France there is also, a reflex of security because we amalgamate Morocco with other countries of the southern Mediterranean. Morocco has a different identity.”

— Mohammed VI of Morocco

Original French: J’ajoute que les Français connaissent et aiment le Maroc. Entre nos deux pays, il y a une capillarité culturelle, sociale et humaine qui transcende les difficultés de la conjoncture. Mais il y a aussi, en France, un réflexe sécuritaire parce qu’on fait l’amalgame entre le Maroc et d’autres pays de la rive sud de la Méditerranée.
Interview with Le Figaro–September 2001 http://www.maroc.ma/fr/discours-royaux/interview-accord%C3%A9e-par-sa-majest%C3%A9-le-roi-mohammed-vi-au-quotidien-fran%C3%A7ais-%C2%AB-le

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