Morocco's Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of FAR and Commander of the South Zone, co-chaired, on Monday in Rabat, with General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, the 22nd Meeting of the Moroccan-French Joint Military Commission.
Talks between the FAR Inspector General and the Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces focused on the various aspects of bilateral military cooperation, as well as the regional and international security situation, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said in a press release.
The two officials welcomed the excellent cooperation between the two countries’ armed forces, which reflects their solid ties which continue to strengthen in different fronts, the same source added.
They also agreed to build on the momentum injected by the reinforced exceptional partnership, driven by the two Heads of State, HM King Mohammed VI and H.E. President Emmanuel Macron, according to the press release.
Subsequently, both parties examined bilateral military cooperation for 2024 and the activities to be carried out in 2025.
On the same day, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, held a meeting, at the Administration’s headquarters, with General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces.
During this meeting, the two officials expressed their satisfaction with the positive momentum of the friendly and cooperation ties between the two countries, and with the prospects for extending them to the fields of space, cybersecurity and AI for the armed forces and the defense industry.
