Fresh from World Cup game, France ends Morocco visa restrictions
Al JazeeraMore than 780,000 people of Moroccan origin live in France and visa restrictions had made it difficult for relatives to visit. France’s foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Paris has restored normal consular relations with Morocco following a year-long dispute linked to France’s decision to slash the number of visas for Moroccans visiting France. France won the highly anticipated match, which had also driven much analysis of Morocco’s relationship with its former colonial rulers and the links between the two countries’ dual nationals. France, under public pressure to curb undocumented immigrants, announced last year it would significantly reduce the number of visas granted to nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia because of the North African countries’ refusal to take back their citizens living illegally in France. Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the French move to normalise relations “goes in the right direction” following the tensions prompted by the visa dispute.
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