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ASEAN Secretary General supports Morocco’s territorial integrity & commends royal initiative for Africa

Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, has expressed steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and hailed the royal initiatives launched for Africa’s development and prosperity. The supportive stands come in a joint statement released Tuesday in Rabat following Kao’s meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The two […]

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Morocco obtains status of “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” of ASEAN, a resounding achievement in the Maghreb

The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered on September 4th in Jakarta, officially granted Morocco the status of “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” within this grouping, another achievement scored by the Kingdom on the international scene. This announcement, which was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in […]

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Morocco receives agreement in principle to obtain status of sectoral dialogue partner from ASEAN

Morocco received the agreement in principle to obtain the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at the 56th meeting of foreign ministers of member countries held on July 11 and 12, 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Morocco, the first African country to benefit from this status, aims through this […]

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Sahara: Jakarta Backs UN Efforts Seeking Lasting Political Solution

The Indonesian government has renewed its firm backing to the efforts engaged by the United Nations for reaching an enduring political solution to the Sahara issue. This supportive stand to Morocco’s territorial integrity was voiced Monday in Jakarta by Indonesia foreign minister Mrs Retno Marsudi at a meeting held with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The […]

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Morocco Wants to Become ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner

As it seeks to diversify its global partners, Morocco has been working for years to strengthen ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). After joining the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in 2016, the North African Kingdom has submitted to the association’s secretary general, Lim Jock Hoi, candidacy to become ASEAN’s sectoral […]

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Morocco Joins ASEAN Treaty

Morocco is set to diversify its global partners with the recent joining of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) The Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, signed the ASEAN accession document on the side-lines of the 28th and 29th […]

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China –the Indispensable Game- Changer of the Post-Crisis Global Economy

The upshots of the global financial crisis are long to list. In a catchy word, they are condensed in the phrase “shift to the East”. Driven by the increasing power and strength of emerging market economies, the timing and extent of the shift raise questions over what real objectives the new players are set to […]

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Ways Ahead for the Maghreb Regional Integration: Lessons Learned from ASEAN

Despite the fact that the Maghreb countries constitute one region that is culturally, geographically and historically integrated, they have largely failed to achieve ‘functional integration’ particularly at the political and economic cooperation level. The “non-Maghreb” is a term coined by some experts referring to the enduring phenomenon of the Maghreb countries’ failure to boost their […]