The proceedings of the 5th session of the Morocco-France Parliamentary Forum opened on Thursday in Rabat, with the participation of officials and members of the parliaments of both countries. The Forum will also be marked by intensive diplomatic activity and bilateral meetings between the two sides. Speaking at the opening of the 5th session of this Forum, President of the French National Assembly,Yaël Braun-Pivet, described the Forum as valuable for consultation and cooperation, with few equivalents elsewhere in the world. “Our meeting should enable our parliaments to extend, enlarge, and materialize” the cooperation between Morocco and France, she said. The President of the National Assembly then spoke of French-Moroccan friendship, noting that France has always supported Morocco in its existential stakes.