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The Moroccan government has reiterated its firm attachment to the stability of Mali, which is facing sanctions by European Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over delays in transition to civilian rule. The stand of voiced by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita during a telephone conversation held Thursday with Malian peer […]
Morocco and Senegal have expressed their strong determination to work hand in hand to ensure the success of the Triple S Initiative (Sustainability, Stability and Security) in Africa. The two countries’ shared willingness was voiced lately at a meeting held in Addis Ababa by Head of Moroccan Govt Sâad Eddine El Othmani and Senegalese Minister […]
The return of Morocco to the African Union enables the kingdom to play a key role in promoting peace and stability efforts at the sub-regional and continental levels, said Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara. President Ouattara was quoted in a joint statement issued following the visit King Mohammed VI paid to Abidjan (February 24-27) as […]
A new page has been opened in relations between Morocco and Nigeria after a period of tensions marking the mandate of the former Nigerian President Jonathan Good luck, who sidelined with the Polisario’s separatist thesis. A message sent by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on his country’s National Day shows […]
Moroccans of all walks of life can look back with pride at what has been achieved in their country in all sectors under the reign of King Mohammed VI. All Moroccans should be proud of what has been accomplished by a country which has no gas or oil resources. The North African Kingdom is changing […]
King Mohammed VI pointed out Wednesday that the so-called Arab Spring which caused destruction, chaos and human tragedies turned out to be a calamitous autumn and that the Arab world is going through a difficult period. He also warned against the conspiracies which seek to destabilize the few countries that have managed to safeguard their […]
The recent remarks made by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy expressing his firm support to Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara have irked Algerian authorities. Although the Algerian government has not yet reacted officially, a top diplomat at Algerian Foreign Affairs ministry has termed Sarkozy’s statements as a provocation and upsetting. Speaking at an international conference […]
President Obama has shown his support for an independent sovereign Palestinian state as he scolded Iran for its dangerous and destabilizing policies in the Middle East. The U.S president stated that sectarianism is affecting Middle Eastern countries. He was speaking to Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of the summit with GCC leaders. Obama said the summit […]
The Maghreb region is going through a critical situation because of the growing cross border security threats, including terrorism and organized crime, illegal immigration, drugs and arms smuggling, a situation which requires collective responses. The participants in the 33rd session of the follow-up committee of foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb Union, convened in Rabat […]
Morocco has renewed its readiness to take part in negotiations, either direct negotiations or negotiations through UN mediation, to settle once and for all the Western Sahara conflict, but made it clear that its sovereignty over its entire territory is not negotiable and that the autonomy initiative proposed in 2007 is the maximum that Morocco […]