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Spanish support for Morocco over the Sahara issue ushered a new era in their relations, based on mutual trust auguring well for enhanced bilateral cooperation at all levels. The fog of tension dissipated between the two countries following a letter from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara as “the […]
Libya’s oil and gas Minister Mohammed Aoun has criticized western proposals to create an international mechanism to manage the country’s oil revenues amid rivalries between the ousted government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and incoming Premier Fathi Bashagha. Aoun, who is under Dbeibeh’s leadership, made the remarks in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. […]
King Mohammed VI has played a “decisive and constructive” role in opening up a new chapter in the Moroccan-Spanish partnership, said on Thursday, in Rabat, Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez. “I would like to commend the decisive role played by King Mohammed VI in resolving the crisis between the two countries”, said Mr. Sanchez […]
After having resolved their diplomatic row over the Sahara, Morocco and Spain unveiled on Thursday a roadmap to give a new impetus to their cooperation in various sectors on the basis of mutual respect, trust and permanent consultation. Details of the new roadmap were released in the Joint Declaration issued following the meeting held Thursday […]
Spain deems the Moroccan autonomy plan, presented in 2007, as the “most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of the Sahara dispute.” In a joint statement issued following the talks held Thursday in Rabat with King Mohammed VI, Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez says Madrid “recognizes the importance of the Sahara issue for […]
King Mohammed VI received this Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat Head of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez, who is visiting the country at the invitation of the Sovereign, as part of a new stage of partnership set between Rabat and Madrid. This audience, which is a continuation of the telephone conversation held on […]
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started Thursday a landmark visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI as the two countries are opening up a new era in their relations based on transparency, mutual respect and permanent consultation. Upon his arrival in the North African Kingdom, Mr. Sanchez was greeted by Moroccan peer […]
Automotive parts manufacturer Aptiv is mulling to relocate some of its production from Ukraine to Morocco, Aptiv’s CEO Still Joseph Massaro said. “Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco,” AP news agency reported citing Massaro. After the coronavirus pandemic and now the war in Ukraine, Morocco […]
Spain’s former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said that he has been supporting the Autonomy Plan since its introduction by Morocco in 2007. Zapatero argued that Morocco’s “serious and credible” initiative is in line with the UN-led political process seeking to find a realistic and lasting solution to the dispute. Zapatero made his remark […]
Washington will slash this year into two its military aid to Tunisia in reaction to the authoritarian path that the North African country has taken, reports say. The announcement was made by a spokesperson from the State Department in an email to Al Monitor. Tunisia, a strategic partner of the U.S., will receive […]