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Morocco-Italy: After flights, maritime links also suspended due to Coronavirus

After Morocco announced early Tuesday the suspension of all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, the merchant navy decided later in the day the suspension of maritime links between Morocco and Italy. In a note addressed to the shipping companies, the directorate of the merchant […]

UN on damage control mission after de Mistura’s Sahara partition blunder

The UN Secretary General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq downplayed the resurrection by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Sataffan de Mistura of the partition plan, that was categorically rejected by Morocco twenty years ago. De Mistura has said in a briefing to the Security Council last year that he raised the concept of […]

Morocco rejects use of force in international disputes

In reaction to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, Morocco said it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all UN member states and rejects the use of force in resolving international disputes. “The Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its attachment to the principle of non-recourse to violence in settling disputes between states and encourages all initiatives […]