RABAT, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's King Mohammed VI reiterated Saturday his country's commitment to further deepening strategic partnership with France.

In a message of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on France's National Day, the king stressed that Morocco and France are linked by an exceptional strategic partnership and solid friendship.

The privileged partnership also enshrines common commitment to peace and security in the world, to freedom, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean area, and to global and sustainable development in Africa, he said.