List of international prime ministerial trips made by Aziz Akhannouch

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Aziz Akhannouch , who serves as the 17th Prime Minister of Morocco since 7 October 2021.

During his premiership, Akhannouch made 37 trips to 27 countries. The number of visits per country are:

• One visit to Angola, Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Vatican City;
• Two visits to Belgium, Senegal and the United Arab Emirates;
• Three visits to Saudi Arabia and the United States;
• Four visits to France.

Trips

2021

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	25–26 October	Represented King Mohammed VI at the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative. [1] Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [2]
United Kingdom	Glasgow	1–2 November	Represented Mohammed VI at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). [3]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi Dubai	25–26 December	Met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and attended the national day of Morocco's pavilion at Expo 2020. [2] [4]

2022

Aziz Akhannouch met with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Qatar	Doha	7 February	Co-chaired the eighth session of the Qatari-Moroccan Joint Supreme Committee. [5]
France	Brest	9–11 February	Attended the One Ocean Summit. [6]
Costa Rica	San José	8 May	Represented Mohammed VI at the inauguration of Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles. [7]
The Netherlands	The Hague Rotterdam	31 May – 1 June	Attended the European People's Party (EPP) congress and met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. [8]
Belgium	Brussels	21 June	Attended the European Development Days Forum. [9]
Angola	Luanda	15 September	Represented Mohammed VI at the second inauguration of Angolan President João Lourenço. [10]
United States	New York City	19–23 September	Attended the general debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. [11]
Japan	Tokyo	27–28 September	Represented Mohammed VI at the state funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Met with concurrent prime minister Fumio Kishida. [12]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	8 December	Represented Mohammed VI at the 2022 China-Arab States Summit. [13]
United States	Washington, D.C.	13–15 December	Represented Mohammed VI at the United States–Africa Business Forum and United States–Africa Leaders Summit. [14]

2023

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Brazil	Brasília	1 January	Represented Mohammed VI at the third inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [15]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	16 January	Attended the opening ceremony of the 2023 session of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. [16]
Switzerland	Davos	18–19 January	Attended the World Economic Forum. [17]
Senegal	Dakar	25–27 January	Attended the Dakar Summit on Food Sovereignty. [18]
Egypt	Cairo	12 February	Represented Mohammed VI at the high-level conference of the Al-Quds Committee. [19]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	17–19 February	Represented Mohammed VI at the 36th African Union Summit. [20]
Portugal	Lisbon	12 May	Met with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. [21]
Nigeria	Abuja	30 May	Represented Mohammed VI at the inauguration ceremony of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. [22]
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	5–6 June	Attended the Africa CEO Forum. [23]
Russia	Saint Petersburg	27–28 July	Represented Mohammed VI at the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit, leading a delegation comprising foreign minister Nasser Bourita and the Moroccan ambassador to Russia. [24]
Belgium	Brussels	25 October	Akhannouch and foreign minister Nasser Bourita attended the Global Gateway forum and met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. [25]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	10–11 November	Represented Mohammed VI at the Saudi-African Economic Summit and at an Arab Islamic extraordinary summit conducted in response to the ongoing Gaza war. [26] [27]
Germany	Berlin	20 November	Attended a dialogue session where leaders of African countries and G20 partners met to tighten cooperation. [28]

2024

Akhannouch with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella at the 2024 Italy–Africa Summit

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Italy	Rome	28–29 January	Represented Mohammed VI at the 'Italia-Africa: A bridge for common growth' summit. [29] [30]
Senegal	Diamniadio	2 April	Represented Mohammed VI at the inauguration ceremony of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. [31]
Rwanda	Kigali	7 April	Represented Mohammed VI at the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Rwandan genocide. [32]
Bahrain	Manama	15 May	Represented Mohammed VI at the 2024 Arab League summit. [33]
Indonesia	Bali	18–25 May	Attended the tenth edition of the World Water Forum. [34]
France	Paris	25–26 July	Represented Mohammed VI at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [35]
Mauritania	Nouakchott	1 August	Represented Mohammed VI at the second inauguration of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. [36]
France	Saint-Raphaël	15 August	Represented Mohammed VI at the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Provence landings. [37]
United States	New York City	24–28 September	Attended the general debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. [38]
France	Villers-Cotterêts	4–5 October	Represented Mohammed VI at the 19th summit of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. [39]

2025

Country	Location(s)	Dates	Details
Vatican City	Vatican City	25–26 April	Represented Mohammed VI at the funeral of Pope Francis. [40]

See also

• Foreign relations of Morocco

References

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39. "Ouverture du XIXe Sommet de la Francophonie au château de Villers-Cotterêts". Maghreb Arabe Presse (in French). 4 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024. Le chef du gouvernement, Aziz Akhannouch représente Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI à ce sommet qui devrait se poursuivre le lendemain au Grand Palais de la capitale française.
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