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The overwhelming majority of Colombian senators are standing united against leftist President Gustavo Petro, challenging his decision to restore ties with self-proclaimed separatist entity “SADR”, which is armed, funded and hosted by Algerian junta. In a joint statement adopted Tuesday, 62 senators, out of 108 members of the Parliament lower house, backed the decision of […]
South Africa’s coal sales to Europe rose eight-fold during the first six months of 2022 compared with last year as demand for the fossil fuel surged ahead of a ban on Russian coal, according to Thungela Resources, a South Africa-based thermal coal exporter. The European Union banned Russian coal imports in response to the invasion […]
Colombia has decided to extend the consular jurisdiction of its embassy in Rabat to the whole Moroccan territory, including the Sahara. The decision, announced in a joint statement issued Thursday at the end of talks in Rabat between the Colombian Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Relations of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez, who is currently on […]
The Israeli Embassy in Colombia presented on Thursday a project to plant 17,000 trees in tribute to the resumption of diplomatic relations with Morocco. This initiative was announced on the occasion of the celebration of International Earth Day, by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Israeli Embassy in Colombia. […]
Morocco and Colombia agreed to offer each-others nationals visa free entry as part of a push to further strengthen their bilateral relations. The deal aims for waiving visa requirements for less than 90 days stay benefiting holders of ordinary and diplomatic passports. The agreement was signed during a video conference between Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser […]
The newly elected Speaker of Colombia’s House of Representatives Carlos Alberto Cuenca, one of the signatories of the resolution adopted in 2018 by the Colombian parliament backing Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, has renewed his full support to Morocco’s supreme interests. At a meeting held Monday in Bogota with Moroccan ambassador to Colombia Mrs. Farida […]
The Government of Colombia has praised Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the resolution of the Sahara regional conflict, commending the serious Moroccan efforts recognized by the UN in its various resolutions adopted on this issue. “Colombia welcomes the Moroccan autonomy plan unveiled in 2007 to reach a political, realistic, lasting and consensual solution to this […]
Columbia has appointed a new chief of its diplomatic mission in Rabat as the Latin American country raises the level of relations between the two countries with Bogota’s full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and recognition of its sovereignty over the disputed territory of the Sahara. Del Pilar Gomez will head the Columbian mission in […]
Colombia’s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee expressed on Monday in Rabat, full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara. At a meeting held in Rabat with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mounia Boucetta, a Colombian MP delegation, led by chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Anatolio Hernandez Lozano, recalled the adoption […]
Morocco is among the top four fastest-growing international destinations for US travelers, according to travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth, which has released its latest list of the rising destinations worldwide. While last year’s top spots were Iceland, Portugal and Vietnam, this year has brought an entirely new list of popular destinations including Morocco as the […]