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00:00We are still together on Média TV. Thank you for staying faithful to us. Here are the
00:21titles of your newspaper. In Morocco, the Mohamed V Theater in Rabat
00:25vibrated to the rhythm yesterday of the New Year in Mazir, with a ceremony
00:29presided over by the head of government. Several ministers also took part.
00:34We are talking about it in an excerpt.
00:38Still in Morocco, the first president of the Court of the Candines, El Hadawi,
00:43presented today, in front of the two chambers of parliament, an exhibition
00:48on the activities of the Court of the Counts as part of the period 2023-2024.
00:56We are heading to a funeral in Gaza. In any case, it seems imminent, according to
01:02Qatar. Negotiators are now looking to finalize an agreement at the final stage.
01:14We start this edition in the kingdom where we celebrated yesterday the New Year in
01:20Mazir, a day marked by a white stone in all Moroccan cities. This was the case in
01:26Rabat, where the Mohamed V Theater vibrated to the rhythm of January 1975, with a
01:32ceremony presided over by the head of government. Several ministers also took
01:36part, seized the opportunity to sign agreements to promote the use of the
01:42language in Mazir within public administrations and institutions.
01:50On the occasion of the New Year in Mazir, the Mohamed V Theater in Rabat hosted
01:54this Tuesday an official celebration, orchestrated by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and
02:00Communication. This ceremony was marked by the presence of the head of government,
02:05Aziz Arnouj, the advisor of His Majesty the King, André Azoulay, as well as a
02:10flotilla of foreign ambassadors accredited in Morocco. The signing of several
02:16agreements on the officialization of the language in Mazir constitutes one of the
02:20highlights of the evening. These agreements, concluded between the Ministry of Digital
02:24Transition and 11 public institutions and ministries, symbolize a significant progress
02:32in the recognition of the language in Mazir as an essential component of Moroccan
02:37identity.
02:39In this ceremony, two conventions have been signed. They will allow the integration
02:43of the language in Mazir in the Department of Craftsmanship and Social and Solidarity
02:47Economy. The objective is to meet the needs of craftsmen in terms of orientation,
02:51advice and communication, and to help them improve their performance. The integration
02:55of the language in Mazir is a priority.
03:08The integration of the language in Mazir in the Department of Craftsmanship and Social
03:12and Solidarity Economy will also concern all levels, including digital platforms,
03:16programs for craftsmanship, as well as signage panels. An envelope of 24 million dirhams
03:21has been dedicated to the training of some 150 guides who will accompany the activities
03:26of orientation and advice.
03:29More than 1,000 spectators came to admire a rich range of artistic performances, reflecting
03:34the diversity of the Mazir culture. The ceremony was also an opportunity to pay homage to
03:40emblematic figures of the Mazir. Among the honoured personalities were the legendary
03:46Hadda Waki, accompanied by Mustafa Suleyt and Ali Faik, all saluted for their inestimable
03:53contribution to the promotion of this cultural heritage.
04:03We stay in Morocco, where the first president of the Court of Accounts, Zineb El Haddawi,
04:08presented today in front of the two chambers of parliament an exhibition on the activities
04:13of the Court of Accounts as a result of the past year. The exhibition highlighted certain
04:20conclusions from the most important activities of the Court, which relate to the challenges
04:26of public affairs management and the realization of the principle of correlation between
04:32responsibility and accounting. It was articulated and exposed around three main axes relating
04:38to the monitoring of the implementation of major reform projects, the results of the
04:44evaluation of programs and public projects, the control of management and missions related
04:50to the consecration of the principle of correlation between responsibility and accounting.
05:02In the rest of the news, King Philip VI of Spain congratulated himself on the excellence
05:07of relations between his country and Morocco, relations in which he highlighted the special
05:13atmosphere and, for the Spanish sovereign, a new dynamic will be inspired by this collaboration
05:19in a framework of friendship and good neighborhood. King Philip VI spoke at the conference of
05:26Spanish ambassadors accredited abroad, a conference during which he called for the consolidation
05:33of cooperation with the African continent, in particular through the new strategy Spain-Africa
05:402025-2028, which he described as a clear roadmap in this regard.
05:49We now open the migration file of this newspaper, with these figures that are chilling. In 2024,
05:55Algeria expelled more than 31,400 migrants to Niger, a record figure according to the Nigerian NGO
06:03Alarmophone Sarah, which denounces the violent, even deadly, treatments against them, practices
06:10denounced by a number of NGOs that imprisoned Algeria in their report. In April, Nigerian
06:18authorities summoned the ambassador of Algeria to protest against the violent nature of these
06:25repatriation and repatriation operations.
06:31We are heading towards a truce in Gaza. In any case, it seems imminent. According to Qatar,
06:37negotiators are now looking to finalize an agreement at the final stage. From sources close to
06:45Hamas, 33 hostages should be released during the first phase of the agreement in exchange for
06:53the release of thousands of Palestinians held by Israel. For the Palestinian Prime Minister, the
06:59international community will have to, in the event of a truce, maintain pressure on Israel to accept
07:05the creation of a Palestinian state.
07:12Who will take control of Gaza after the war? For US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it is the
07:20Palestinian Authority, with the support of the UN and foreign partners. Together, they should
07:26ensure a provisional role in the management of this enclaved territory. The head of US diplomacy
07:32then stated that Israel should accept a path towards the creation of a Palestinian state.
07:41We think that the Palestinian Authority should invite foreign partners to help set up and
07:47manage an interim administration in charge of the main civilian sectors in Gaza. Israel will have to
07:53accept the reunification of the Gaza Strip and West Bank under the direction of this reformed Palestinian Authority.
08:02At the same time, discussions to end the fire in Gaza continue in Doha, under the aegis of Qatar,
08:09Egypt and the United States. This truce agreement in the Gaza Strip could be concluded very soon,
08:16according to Qatar.
08:21We have overcome the main obstacles in the differences between the two parties.
08:26Discussions are now underway on the last details. It is difficult for me especially to set a deadline
08:32for the announcement to end the fire, but today we are at the point closest to an agreement.
08:38We will not talk about it or where these talks end today, except to say that we are ...
08:44Antony Blinken judges that the ball is in Hamas' ass to get this truce in Gaza.
08:50US President Joe Biden had presented him with a plan for peace in Gaza, divided into three phases.
08:58The first period therefore envisions a total ceasefire of six weeks and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip.
09:07This first phase also includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel,
09:16as well as the return of Palestinian displaced people to their Gaza Strip neighborhoods
09:21and the increase in humanitarian aid entering the Palestinian enclave up to 600 trucks per day.
09:28The second phase envisages the continuation of the ceasefire as long as negotiations on a definitive ceasefire continue.
09:37This second phase also includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the entire Gaza Strip.
09:44The third and final phase of the Biden plan envisages the launch of the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
09:51This reconstruction will be carried out with the support of the United States and the international community.
09:57It should last three to five years.
10:02A truce presented as imminent in the Gaza Strip, the main problems that have been resolved,
10:08without specifying which ones, Valérie Ferron, our correspondent in Al-Quds, tells us more.
10:13Together we listen to her.
10:15We can see that this is the first time that negotiations are so serious and that there is real hope,
10:21and God knows if the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip are waiting for this announcement of an agreement.
10:27That said, we see, for example, that the Islamic Jihad sent a delegation to Doha last night,
10:35which confirms that the negotiations are well underway and are really serious this time.
10:41However, the Hamas of its coalition announced last night that it had not yet given a final answer to anything,
10:49simply because it is waiting for the precise maps of the Israeli withdrawal from the entire Gaza Strip.
10:57We know that the Palestinian factions and certainly the national authority of President Abbas
11:02want major international guarantees that go beyond the usual guarantees given by the United States, Egypt or Qatar.
11:13Perhaps Russia could be asked for international guarantees to be sure
11:19that Israel will not violate the clauses, in part or entirely, of the agreement concluded.
11:27For example, if we take the case of the liberation of the Palestinian prisoners,
11:31the factions want to make sure that the people who will be released will not be arrested by the Israeli army in the following weeks,
11:41as was the case in previous exchange agreements.
11:46On the side of the national authority, it is clear that President Abbas wants to put all his weight in the balance
11:53so that the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah takes control of the Gaza Strip,
11:58while the West Bank, so that there is territorial unity within the State of Palestine.
12:06But this must be done, of course, in national political unity with all the factions,
12:13including Hamas, so that the Palestinians have a strong position.
12:18So far, there are still areas of shadow on everyone's positions.
12:22On the Israeli side, there are also difficulties.
12:25We know that Itamar Ben-Gvir, the government's most bellicose minister,
12:32once again refuses the agreement and promises that he will be able to sabotage it, like the previous ones.
12:39He called another well-known minister to be against the agreements,
12:45which is Bessa Selve Smotrich.
12:48And in fact, Bessa Selve Smotrich is also clearly against the agreement,
12:52but she could not go as far as the usual blackmail to leave the government.
12:58So there is also a lot of instability in Israeli politics,
13:03and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, will do everything to ensure his future policy,
13:09if there is an agreement to be put in place.
13:12Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues to pillage the Gaza Strip,
13:16but also the north of the occupied West Bank,
13:19where six people, including a teenager, were killed yesterday
13:23in a Tsar strike on the refugee camp in Jenin.
13:26Since early December, violence has mainly opposed the Palestinian preventive security
13:33to armed groups that the Palestinian Authority seems to have decided
13:38not to take any action.
13:40At least 831 people have been killed in Jordan by the Israeli army
13:47or by settlers since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
13:53The second was the good one.
13:56After a first descent that had turned into a fiasco in early January,
14:00the South Korean president, Yoon Choo-kyu, was arrested.
14:03Today, during an assault by investigators,
14:06a measure unprecedented in the face of the political crisis
14:10caused by his failed attempt to impose martial law in early December,
14:15never a head of state in exercise had been arrested in the Republic of Korea.
14:25Los Angeles does not know what to do.
14:27Hot and powerful winds continue to blow
14:30and the flames that have been raging in the second city of the United States
14:35for a week, which are flames that have killed at least 25 people,
14:40the very low humidity and the very dry vegetation
14:44can lead to an ultra-fast fire expansion in certain areas.
14:49Meteorologists have also placed a large part of southern California on red alert.
15:01It is in a capital, controlled by law enforcement,
15:05that President-elect Daniel Chapeau's 48-year-old Mozambique investment ceremony
15:11took place today, while the main opponent
15:15once again called to paralyze the country with daily demonstrations.
15:21After nearly three months of violent riots,
15:24accompanied by strikes, blockades, fires and vandalism,
15:28the new president's first mission will be to find a way out of the crisis.
15:45Now, let's hear from the guest of the big news of the day,
15:49and we will return to the statement made by the King of Spain,
15:54who highlighted the special character of relations with Morocco
16:00to highlight the strategic cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
16:05We are with Benoît Pélistrandi,
16:07a specialist in the political and cultural history of contemporary Spain.
16:12He is live from Paris with us.
16:14Benoît Pélistrandi, hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
16:20Hello and thank you for your trust.
16:23The King Philip VI of Spain, in his statement,
16:26also called for a new dynamic in cooperation between his country and Morocco,
16:32in a framework of friendship and good neighborhood.
16:36How do you explain this statement, these words of King Philip VI,
16:40congratulating himself on the excellence of relations between Rabat and Madrid?
16:46Well, you have to put that into perspective
16:49and realize that the relations between Spain and Morocco are fundamental relations,
16:54but they have not always been excellent.
16:57And you also have to see what are the different actors of Spanish diplomacy.
17:04The speech that the King gave yesterday at the ambassadors' conference
17:09is a speech that is co-written, first by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
17:15and its head, José Manuel Álvarez,
17:18and then revised by the Royal House, but not modified.
17:23What is important is that the King represents the continuity of Spanish foreign policy.
17:30And while we know that Spanish political life is marked by clashes and fairly clear oppositions,
17:37and especially on the issue of Morocco, we will come back to it,
17:41we allow ourselves to be part of a continuity,
17:45and the King is there precisely to show the long term of Spanish politics.
17:51In addition, we also know the very close relations that Juan Carlos had with King Hassan II,
17:59and we know that the monarchy is an instrument that facilitates diplomatic relations
18:07between Spain and Morocco.
18:09The relations between Philip VI and Mohamed VI are undoubtedly less intense
18:14than those that existed between Juan Carlos and Hassan II.
18:17Nevertheless, there is an important channel of communication.
18:23And as I told you, the Spanish-Moroccan relations have not always been good.
18:29A little over 20 years ago, everyone will remember,
18:33there was the incident of the Ilo de Perejil in Spanish, or the Ilo of Persia.
18:38And we saw how the Spanish right at the time in power, with José María Aznar,
18:43was in a will of confrontation.
18:47And then we also know that...
18:49You said it 20 years ago, but it is not the case today.
18:52The relations between Madrid and Rabat are more than at a fixed level.
18:59That's the big change.
19:02The big change is that compared to the relations that were difficult,
19:06they have become, on the contrary, quite excellent.
19:09And for several reasons.
19:11I think that one of the first reasons is first of all the transformation of Morocco itself.
19:16Morocco is truly an emerging country
19:19which is succeeding in a formidable economic growth
19:24which presents, within the countries of the Maghreb,
19:28a huge advantage in political stability, visibility.
19:32All this means that Morocco today is an extremely reliable partner
19:38for European countries and for Spain.
19:40Let's remember, there is only a 14 km difference
19:44between Spain and Morocco with the Strait of Gibraltar.
19:48And we know that it was a decisive turn of Spanish diplomacy
19:53on the issue of the Sahara
19:55and the recognition of the validity of the Moroccan plan
20:00for the issue of the Western Sahara.
20:03In these conditions, the Socialist Party,
20:06now in power in Spain,
20:08and which traditionally had a position rather favorable to the Polisario,
20:13has completely changed its political orientation.
20:16Besides, Spain is not the only country to have done so.
20:19And so we see how the relations between Madrid and Rabat
20:24are being re-aligned in a very important way.
20:27And Madrid would like to make Rabat a major economic partner,
20:33but really a geopolitical partner.
20:37Justly, Benoit Pellistrandi,
20:39speaking of economic partnership,
20:43today we know the volume of trade between Morocco and Spain
20:47has experienced a strong growth.
20:50According to the Secretariat d'Etat Espagnol au Commerce,
20:54Morocco has become the first exporter of Spanish exports to Africa.
20:59And today, these relations between the two countries,
21:04what are the trade relations between Morocco and Spain
21:10in the weeks, months and years to come?
21:14It is the manifestation of the good economic health of Morocco
21:18and the good economic health of Spain.
21:20These are very good news for the Mediterranean.
21:24Morocco is an emerging country.
21:29It can become the first commercial partner of Spain.
21:33This is a considerable change in the great commercial flows.
21:37And this proves that the development dynamics
21:41is completely launched
21:43and that the large Spanish companies are very interested in the Moroccan market.
21:48Everything that can contribute to the prosperity of Morocco
21:53is excellent news for all European partners.
21:56And on this side, Spain is a pioneering country.
22:00In his statement, the Spanish sovereign also emphasized
22:04the importance of strategic alliances in Spanish foreign policy
22:09in forums such as the 5 plus 5 Dialogue and the Union for the Mediterranean.
22:15How can these alliances contribute to the strengthening
22:20of regional cooperation in the Mediterranean region?
22:26We know it.
22:27We are now in a world that is more and more dangerous.
22:30And we can see that the whole international system is being deregulated.
22:35However, in Europe and in the Mediterranean,
22:38there are instruments, 5 plus 5 and then the Union for the Mediterranean,
22:43which, of course, are not spectacular,
22:46are not often highlighted,
22:48but they do a background work,
22:50obviously much more modest and much less visible
22:53than when you declare a war and invade another country.
22:56But these institutions are weaving links
23:00between the southern and northern shores of the Mediterranean,
23:04even though we have major issues together.
23:08The question of migratory flows.
23:11It is obvious that migratory flows, which worry terribly in Europe,
23:16cannot be resolved without the full and entire cooperation
23:20of the countries of the southern Mediterranean.
23:23And on this side, Morocco is a much more reliable partner
23:27than, alas, a state that has almost disappeared, Libya,
23:32or even a weaker state like Tunisia.
23:35I'm not talking about Algeria, for which relations are extremely complex.
23:40So, when the king insists on these instruments of international cooperation,
23:45it is because he wants the dialogue between the European administrations
23:50and the North African administrations to be as intense as possible.
23:54It is imperative that we know each other well.
23:57It is imperative that we understand each other well.
24:00It is imperative for the North to understand
24:03that the countries of Africa also have a problem with regard to migratory flows,
24:08that these sub-Saharan waves also represent a security issue for these countries.
24:14And so, we must understand that we have the same interests
24:18and that we must work in the same direction.
24:20And that was the meaning of the king's speech yesterday.
24:23And, precisely, the king of Spain stressed the need to consolidate
24:29cooperation with the African continent,
24:33referring to the new strategy Spain-Africa,
24:38which he described as a clear roadmap.
24:41What makes this roadmap so special?
24:46It is obvious that one of the major issues,
24:51and all Europeans know it, and Spain knows it,
24:53is that the economic development of Africa is absolutely essential,
24:57that African demographic growth is such that, without economic development,
25:01migratory flows will indeed spread throughout Europe.
25:04So, the problem today is what I was telling you earlier,
25:08the king's speech is a speech co-written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
25:12The plan that was presented for cooperation between Spain and Africa
25:17remains a modest plan, simply because Spain does not have that much money
25:21to devote to this cooperation.
25:23And so, I would say, it is rather a kind of self-congratulation
25:27that the ministry has made on its own.
25:30But it is clear, and that is what is interesting,
25:33that the king can be the instrument that inscribes this idea in the continuity.
25:40It is also about alerting the Spanish public opinion.
25:44The help of development and cooperation towards Africa
25:49falls within the framework of Spain's interests.
25:53And it is a speech that is very important to carry out,
25:56even though you have the development of an extreme right
25:59that would prefer that we first take care of the Spanish interests.
26:03However, it is absolutely essential for a country like Spain,
26:06which, I remind you, is separated from Africa by 14 km from the Gibraltar desert,
26:11that the prosperity and stability of Africa
26:14is part of the strategic security imperatives of Spain and Europe.
26:18Very quickly, today, what role or how Rabat could accompany Madrid
26:25in the new strategy Spain-Africa?
26:29I think that it is precisely in the context of a cooperation
26:32as deep as possible, as complete as possible.
26:35So, there are still, let's not hide it, places that pose problems.
26:40It is Ceuta, Melilla, and we can see that from time to time
26:43there are clashes around the control of the borders.
26:48It is sometimes used in the Spanish public opinion
26:52precisely against Morocco.
26:54And I believe that it is absolutely essential to continue
26:57this transformation of the image of Morocco,
26:59no longer as a hostile country or a rival country,
27:02but as a country of cooperation.
27:04And there, for once, even if I am a specialist of Spain,
27:07but it is a Frenchman who speaks to you,
27:09I see there an excellent news,
27:11because it actually means that in this geopolitical panorama so complicated,
27:16we can, with Morocco, count on a reliable partner.
27:20And that is what is really very important.
27:23Benoît Appellistrandi, thank you for all these details.
27:26Thank you for answering our questions.
27:33This concludes this edition.
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