First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco and Spain are currently engaged in direct negotiations aimed at defining their maritime boundaries in line with international law, foreign minister Nasser Bourita said. Speaking at an international seminar on maritime border delimitations, Bourita explained that the process will be conducted in full respect of Morocco’s national sovereignty, particularly in the southern provinces. He […]
The Moroccan parliament adopted two laws laying down the Kingdom’s legal authority over the territorial water off Sahara. The first law extends the Atlantic territorial waters from Tangier to Lagouira while the second provides for the demarcation of an exclusive economic area of 200 nautical miles off Morocco’s coats. The delimitation of Morocco’s territorial waters […]
Morocco reiterates its full attachment to its legitimate right to sovereignty over all its territorial waters including off the Sahara coast. Government spokesman Hassan Abyaba confirmed that Morocco has full right to assert sovereignty over its waters through enacting legislation accordingly governing its territorial waters. Two draft laws have been approved by the foreign affairs […]