Morocco and the United States of America are determined to strengthen their bilateral relations , in all sectors, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, during the joint press conference held at the end of the exchanges between the Moroccan diplomat and the US Under Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman.
Wendy Sherman, US Deputy Secretary of State, will travel to Morocco in the coming days as part of a tour covering the period from March 4 to 10.
For the past few days, rumors have been circulating about Moroccans expressing a desire to join the resistance in Ukraine against Russian military forces. A hoax according to a source at the Ukrainian Embassy in Rabat.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing criticism from some Spanish politicians and media after his meeting with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali during the EU-AU summit. They accuse him of bogging down Rabat and Madrid in the diplomatic crisis.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya , reaffirmed on Thursday that the entry into Spain of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, was a "political" decision justified by Spain’s legendary "humanitarian tradition".
The Moroccan Consulate General in Liège and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg organized, on Saturday, a mobile consular service to allow the Moroccan community residing in Charleroi and the surrounding area to benefit from various administrative services.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, met on Thursday with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, during the EU-Africa Summit in Brussels. A first since the start of the crisis.
Morocco and Germany have committed to establishing "close and friendly relations" and to initiate a new dialogue to "overcome misunderstandings in their relations".
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reiterated that Spain and Morocco are gradually working to build a "21st century relationship", stressing that the most important thing is the "final result".
To facilitate communication during this period of tension in Ukraine, the Moroccan embassy in Kiev has set up two toll-free green numbers for Moroccans to address all their concerns.
Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario independence movement and president of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)", would be expected at the sixth European Union-African Union summit, which Morocco will also attend. His possible attendance at this meeting could undermine relations between Europe and the kingdom.
Relations with Morocco are improving at a suitable pace, according to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stresses that Spain has opted for discretion to avoid ruining the efforts made.