Responding to a central question relating to the reception of Moroccan expatriates, on the occasion of the monthly general policy session in the house of advisors, the head of government stressed that this year's challenge is to ensure the success of the operation "Marhaba-2021" in these exceptional circumstances induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, emphasizing the need to preserve the gains made in terms of the management of this pandemic.

"We are facing a real national epic and everyone must contribute to its success, in order to make the summer of 2021 a contribution to patriotism, solidarity and hope," he said, adding that the objective is to allow tens of thousands of Moroccans from the 3rd and 4th generations around the world to visit their country and to reunite with their relatives and their homeland in the best conditions, which constitutes "a very valiant human and social national achievement and a challenge that requires the mobilization of all".

He recalled, in this regard, the various measures taken to support the return of Moroccans from around the world after the government's decision to resume flights to and from the Kingdom, as of June 15, 2021, through flights within the framework of exceptional authorizations, given that the Kingdom's airspace is still closed.

In addition, El Otmani underlined that pursuant to the High Royal Instructions, the government mobilized itself to take all the measures and arrangements necessary for the success of the operation of the return of Moroccan expatriates to their Motherland, explaining that the public authorities are focusing on facilitating the reception and support of Moroccan expatriates until their return to their host countries.

The decision to authorize travel to and from Morocco, as of June 15, was based on positive indicators of the epidemiological situation in Morocco and on the decrease in the number of infections and deaths due to the new coronavirus, in particular with the evolution of the national vaccination campaign, he noted.

In this context, he reviewed the measures relating to the intensification of sea and air transport and the adaptation of ticket prices to make them affordable to all Moroccan expats wishing to visit their homeland.

The head of government said that Moroccan airports were able to successfully process a flow of 180,000 travelers, of which 64 pc arrived within one week, stressing that this flow will experience an increase in the coming days.

Moroccan airports are preparing to resume the activities of nearly 42 airliners connecting Morocco to 43 countries, he said.