Strongly attached to the Homeland, the Moroccan community in France, like all Moroccans worldwide, takes pride in perpetuating the link that binds it to its country, by scheduling regular visits, particularly during the summer, to reunite with family and loved ones and spend unforgettable pleasant moments.

Zineb Hatim, President of the Maroc Entrepreneurs association, which brings together, with some 12,000 members, the largest network of Moroccan senior executives and students in France, affirmed that the Royal instructions are welcomed with "the greatest satisfaction".

"After two intense years of estrangement from our Homeland because of the pandemic and the global crisis, the Moroccan community is preparing with enthusiasm for its return to the country this summer,” she added.

His Majesty the King has always accompanied and supported the Moroccan community abroad, she told MAP.

In his turn, El Mamoun Fikri, president of the Association of Moroccan Students in Bordeaux (EMB), has hailed the royal instructions.

"We welcome the statement issued by the Royal Office,” he said, adding that several students have been forced to cancel or postpone their return in view of the exorbitant prices charged by airlines," he told MAP.

He also expressed the wish that "the royal decision will trigger a series of measures aimed at facilitating the return of Moroccans to their country".

For his part, Imad El Hafidi, president of the Euro-Moroccan Alliance of Geriatrics and Gerontology A2G, welcomed the royal instructions which "will allow Moroccans living abroad to reconnect with their relatives and families".

"The members of the A2g welcome the instructions of His Majesty the King who has always paid particular attention to the problems of Moroccan nationals abroad,” he pointed out.

At the professional level, "the members of A2G are happy to finally be able to meet their partners in Morocco in order to work on site on the various projects and actions in favor of our elders in line with the royal instructions and the new development model", he stressed.

Several associations of Moroccans in France have welcomed the noble gesture of HM King Mohammed VI towards the Moroccan community in the world, expressing their deep gratitude to the Sovereign.

The Franco-Moroccan association "ASLI", which sets itself the objectives of promoting living together, diversity, tolerance and culture, has welcomed "an important decision in the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic ". 

In a press release signed by its president Mouna Bennani, the association, its French, Moroccan and Franco-Moroccan members and collaborators, expressed "their deep gratitude to His Majesty the King for His High Solicitude towards the Moroccan community living abroad ".

"The members of the association" ASLI ", like the whole of the Moroccan community abroad, welcome with great happiness these wise and generous Royal decisions which will allow us all, Moroccans and Franco-Moroccans living abroad, to see our country and our loved ones again in optimal conditions, after this long absence imposed by travel restrictions linked to the health crisis,” the statement said.

For its part, the Mémoire France Maroc (AMFM) association commended the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

"As everyone knows very well, we Moroccans of the World, as well as our children, we have just spent two years deprived of the possibility of seeing our relatives, our friends and our beloved land, the Kingdom of Morocco," AMFM president Nouria Zendafou-Rezeg told MAP.