Post-earthquake crisis… ‘Let’s apply for visas to France’

In Morocco, a campaign was launched on social networks to demand a visa application for France, with whom relations were tense after the earthquake.

Within the framework of the campaign launched on the social network

On September 28, 2021, France announced that visa requirements for citizens of these countries have been tightened, citing Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia’s rejection of consular procedures related to the return of their citizens to the country. Immediately afterwards, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Burita, described France’s decision to make visas more difficult as “unfair”, since his country applies strict measures regarding irregular immigrants.

France offered to send a search and rescue team after the earthquake that occurred in Morocco on the night of Friday, September 8, which cost the lives of thousands of people, but the Rabat administration rejected offers of help other than those from Qatar, England and United Arab Emirates. and Spain. (AA)