Mustapha Baitas , government spokesman, said that the Moroccan diplomatic corps in Ukraine, composed of 28 diplomats, is still on site. In total, nearly 800 phone calls from Moroccans received since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Government spokesman Mustapha Baitas commented on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, stating that it will have no impact on the supply of the domestic market.
Russia would be the biggest threat to Spain, ahead of Morocco and terrorism, according to the latest Barometer of the Elcano Royal Institute (BRIE).
Due to the tensions in Ukraine, some 99 Moroccan students have been repatriated to Morocco, on Tuesday, via Tangier international airport.
To meet the strong demand from Moroccans stranded in Ukraine, the airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has scheduled a second flight departing Kiev for Casablanca this Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
The government has heard the cries for help from Moroccans who remain in Ukraine, deciding to repatriate them urgently. On Tuesday, Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia will operate special flights from Kiev to various Moroccan cities.
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.
Following the call of the Moroccan Embassy in Ukraine to Moroccan citizens to leave the country for "their safety", ticket prices have risen sharply, driven by the escalation of tensions in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Students are calling for the organization of special flights.
Morocco has decided to repatriate its nationals stranded in Ukraine, a country currently facing border tensions. In charge, the airlines Air Arabia and Royal Air Maroc.
The Spanish and Moroccan armed forces are participating, from June 28 to July 10, in the military exercise Sea Breeze, organized by the United States and Ukraine with the support of NATO in the Black Sea region. Maneuvers that will bring the two countries closer together, which have been going through a serious diplomatic crisis since April.
Five draft laws relating to international agreements were unanimously validated by the House of Representatives in plenary session this week. Among them is the cooperation agreement with Russia aimed at developing bilateral cooperation in the field of fisheries.
Ukraine could become Morocco’s top wheat supplier in 2021, surpassing France, which has been so far, and Russia. This is at least what the data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate.