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Britain’s Minister of State for Trade policy Greg Hands has affirmed that the Department for Business & Trade regularly engages businesses and the Moroccan government to promote and support bilateral trade and green investment. Responding at the House of Commons to a question by Conservative MP Ben Everitt on what steps London is taking to […]
The United Kingdom and Morocco believe that a two-State solution is the path to promote peace and security in the Middle East, British Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, said Wednesday in Rabat. The United Kingdom and Morocco believe that the […]
UK Foreign Office has renewed its supportive stand to the “UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. Responding to a written question on the Sahara issue at the House of Commons, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State David Rutley said : “We support the work of Staffan […]
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office announced on Friday 13 a financial support of up to £1.45 million for Morocco following the devastating earthquake that rattled the region of Al-Haouz on September 8. “The new funding will help address both immediate needs and support longer-term development in the communities most affected, in line with […]
King Mohammed VI thanked the heads of state of the UAE, Qatar, Spain, and the UK for the contribution of their rescue teams in the relief efforts after the earthquake. Morocco accepted aid from the four countries following a 7- magnitude earthquake that left around 3000 deaths and destroyed whole villages in the High Atlas […]
Rescuers from the Royal Armed Forces, the gendarmerie, the civil protection and other departments on Monday faced a growing race against time to dig any survivors from the rubble of devastated villages in Al Haouz in central Morocco, three days after the strong earthquake that has killed nearly 2,700 people and injured over 2,500 so […]
Morocco has stepped up its raspberries exports becoming the top supplier for key markets such as the UK where it sold $86 million in 2022 of the reddish-pink fruit, specialized farming website East Fruits reported. Morocco’s raspberries exports to the UK grew 40 times to 15,800 tons this season as many Moroccan farmers see opportunities […]
UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and United Nations, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, discussed over the phone on Wednesday the latest developments in the situation in the MENA region and in Africa. Mr. Ahmad of Wimbledon, who described as “constructive” the phone conversation he had with Mr. Bourita, […]
Conservative MP James Duddridge has described Morocco as a longstanding partner and friend offering UK huge post-Brexit trade opportunities. In an Op-Ed published Wednesday by the House, founded by a cross-party group of UK MPs, Mr. Duddridge said when it comes to post-Brexit trade opportunities, the UK government is right to prioritise building on the […]
The United Kingdom is “absolutely committed” to enhancing trade with Morocco, said Minister of State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston. In 2022 we did about £3.1 billion-worth of bilateral trade, up nearly 50% on 2021, and we are using our association agreement with Morocco to boost that even further, he told the House of Commons […]