The EBRD’s 2011 Annual Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, 20-21 May 2011

Maintaining ‘very good’ relations with Morocco is a must – Spanish officials

Spanish Presidency Minister Félix Bolaños on Friday said that his country must have “very good” relations with Morocco, calling the North African Kingdom a “strategic ally” in various areas. “Morocco is a strategic ally with which we must maintain a very good relationship for the good of our country,” said Bolaños, who was the guest […]

UN 4th Committee: Morocco Deplores Algeria’s Perpetuation of Sahara Conflict

Algeria’s responsibility in prolonging the Sahara conflict was decried by Morocco’s Representative at the UN in New York Omar Hilale, who deplored that Algiers continue to block efforts aiming at reaching a lasting political solution to the Sahara dispute. Hilale, speaking before the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee, presented arguments showing the invalidity of the […]

Morocco set to assert sovereignty on Atlantic territorial waters from Tangier to Lagouira

Two laws asserting Morocco’s sovereignty on all its territorial waters on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, including off the Sahara, will soon be adopted by Moroccan MPs. The laws, already adopted by the foreign affairs committee at the Lower House, were described as “ground breaking” by Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita who said the legislation […]