On the sidelines of the Arab League ministerial meeting, the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita issued a warning to Algeria, the host country of the next Arab summit to be held from November 1 to 2 on its territory.
The diplomatic crisis between Tunisia and Morocco continues to elicit reactions. Ahmed Ounaies, former Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, calls on the Tunisian authorities to clarify the country’s position on the Sahara. Tunisia has often reiterated its neutrality, but the invitation of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali to the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) held in Tunis tends to prove that it has taken sides.
Serge Mucetti is no longer the French Consul General in Casablanca. After nine years spent in Morocco, he has handed over his seat on Wednesday to Christian Testot, a senior foreign affairs advisor.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will make a visit to Morocco at the end of October, after his trip to Algeria on August 25.
As part of Moroccan-German cooperation, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, is making a two-day working visit to Morocco.
Algeria has appointed Saïd Moussi as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to France on Wednesday. Previously posted in Madrid, the diplomat was recalled in March for consultations, in reaction to Spain’s change of position on the Sahara.
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Yemeni resistance movement Ansarullah, says the Palestinian people consider the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab countries, namely the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain and Sudan, as "a betrayal of their cause".
Mohammed Al-Sulami, president of the International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah), says that Iran has played a disruptive and destructive role in Morocco, which is why Rabat is not ready to restore diplomatic relations with Tehran.
French President Emmanuel Macron should make a one-day trip to Algeria at the end of this month of August to strengthen the relations between the two countries, which were very tense in 2021.
A former Algerian ambassador claims that Morocco has no rights over the Gara-Djebilet deposit, which had been the subject of a cooperation agreement between Rabat and Algiers.
Abdelaziz Rahabi, Algerian diplomat and former minister, reacted to King Mohammed VI’s new outstretched hand to Algeria , which no longer has diplomatic relations with his country.
King Mohammed VI has once again extended his hand to Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Morocco in August 2021, notably over the Sahara issue.