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Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has placed mobilization and solidarity action as a prerequisite to overcome the challenges of the African continent. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita this Saturday before the 34th African Union summit, which is held by videoconference. Bourita said that while some were […]
Morocco and Israel are set to exchange visits of high-level delegations in February to finalize the terms of cooperation agreements in various areas. The issue was discussed in a phone call Friday between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat. During the phone call, which takes place within the […]
The compromises reached by the two delegations of the Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk Parliament at their meetings held in Bouznika have confirmed Morocco’s belief that Libyans are capable of finding solutions to their problems without tutelage or influence as they are able to determine the interest of Libya and the way […]
Morocco and the United States signed a bilateral Enhanced Immunities Agreement, a move that further highlights the close Moroccan-American ties. The deal was sealed during a video teleconference co-chaired by foreign minister Nasser Bourita and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. The provisions of this agreement, initialed by US ambassador in Rabat, David Fischer, and […]
Morocco warned the UN Security Council about the deteriorating security, political and economic conditions in Libya which foreign intervention will further worsen. Speaking at a virtual meeting of dozen foreign ministers on Libya, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita reiterated Morocco’s position in support of the UN Skhirate agreement, noting that multiplying initiatives will be counterproductive. […]
Morocco stressed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly its commitment to multilateralism in the fight against terrorism and made a call for bolstering the GCTF which it chairs together with the Netherlands. Despite the progress made, the fight against terrorist groups is far from being over, said Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita at […]
King Mohammed VI was invited to participate in the ECOWAS extraordinary summit on terrorism, due this Sept.14 in Ouagadougou, as Morocco has become a major global player in the fight against terror. Upon the royal instructions, a high-level delegation, composed of Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Agency Yassine Mansouri, […]
After the UN Security Council adopted on April 30 resolution 2468 on the Sahara with an overwhelming majority, a resolution in which the US played a crucial role consolidating Morocco’s stand, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held lately intensive meetings with US officials in Washington-DC. According to reliable sources cited by Hespress website, Mr. Bourita held […]
Washington has commended Morocco’s constructive participation in talks on the Sahara held under the aegis of the United Nations and the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara Horst Köhler. This came during a meeting held Wednesday in Washington between US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Moroccan foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The […]
The lack of integration characterizing the Maghreb Union is a fallout of Algeria’s perpetuation of tensions with Morocco, although the kingdom has on multiple occasions called on Algeria to open a new page in bilateral relations with a view to bolstering integration in the Maghreb region, underlined Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In an interview […]