"French officials have tried to play down any rift between the two countries, which is centred on the issue of #WesternSahara, which #Morocco wants #France to recognise as Moroccan.
Relations have also been tested amid French President Emmanuel #Macron’s efforts to forge closer ties with #Algeria." #earthquake #SearchAndRescue
France says controversy over #MoroccoEarthquake aid ‘misplaced’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/11/france-says-controversy-over-morocco-earthquake-aid-misplaced?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop
![French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna speaks during a news conference in Paris, France, August 2023 [File: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters]](https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/046/071/108/953/027/original/eeb15d69a60f4cbb.jpg "French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna speaks during a news conference in Paris, France, August 2023 [File: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters]")