France’s Morocco reset: What French PM Lecornu’s visit signals

Rabat, Morocco – French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s first official foreign visit, a two-day trip to Morocco on July 15–16, marks the latest step in Paris’s effort to consolidate its diplomatic reset with Rabat after recognising Moroccan sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara.

Accompanied by about a dozen ministers, Lecornu’s trip underscores France’s effort to rebuild o...