
Morocco Ends Special Repatriation Flights for Foreign Tourists Amid Coronavirus Measures
Morocco has ended, this Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m., the special system set up to facilitate the return of foreign tourists to their countries.

Morocco has ended, this Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m., the special system set up to facilitate the return of foreign tourists to their countries.

Faced with the spread of coronavirus on its territory, Morocco is taking the bull by the horns. It is moving from the suspension of air links with 21 countries to the suspension of all international flights to and from the kingdom.

After several talks with the French authorities, Morocco has decided to authorize flights to allow French nationals to return home.

Exchanges are multiplying between the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its British counterpart, with a view to a possible visit by King Mohammed VI to the United Kingdom.

During the 8th ministerial conference of the 5+5 Dialogue on Migration and Development, Morocco proposes the creation of national skills networks at the level of the 5+5 Dialogue countries in the field of migration.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, spoke at length about the relations between Morocco and Spain, built on "strategic, stable and evolving ties".

Morocco has described the measures adopted by Saudi Arabia to counter the coronavirus as "judicious and responsible".

The sudden change made to the curriculum vitae of Nezha Louafi , Minister Delegate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Living Abroad, has raised more than one question about the motives behind this decision.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation has a new website: Diplomatie.ma, which dedicates a good part of its sections to Moroccans living abroad.

For several months, Moroccan-Turkish relations have cooled somewhat. Despite some progress on the free trade agreement , tension between the two countries is at its peak.

Morocco maintains its position on the Palestinian issue and hopes that the countries involved in resolving this crisis will succeed in reaching a fair and definitive solution that can do justice to the Palestinian people. It reiterated this on Saturday in Cairo during an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League Council.

Morocco says it "appreciates" the efforts made by US President Donald Trump to achieve an effective settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nevertheless, the kingdom advocates the preservation of the status of Jerusalem.