On Friday in Rabat, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper praised Morocco’s leadership despite the threats facing Africa. This was following a meeting he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.
The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, will travel to Rabat on Wednesday, October 14 for a working visit. Among the expected meetings, the French minister will meet with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit.
Britain is preparing to propose to Morocco to host asylum seekers. To this end, it plans to build reception centers directly in certain countries.
In order to end the Libyan crisis, the talks resumed in Bouznika on Friday evening, with six Libyan delegates. The key to reconciliation in Libya goes through the kingdom.
Morocco reaffirmed during the high-level meeting of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly its determination to find a definitive solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, within the framework of territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
The Director General of National Security, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received the US Ambassador to Morocco. Bilateral security cooperation was on the agenda of their discussions on Thursday in Rabat.
Users of the Tunisian Embassy in Morocco will have to wait a few days before being able to benefit from the various services of the diplomatic representation.
The Chief of the Defense Staff (CEMA), Army General François Lecointre met on Thursday with several Moroccan civilian and military officials. The strengthening of relations between the two countries was among the topics discussed.
France, through its ambassador Hélène Le Gal in Rabat, has welcomed the efforts of the kingdom in its management of the health crisis due to Covid-19 and at the same time affirmed its determination to work for the strengthening of the friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries.
Former Moroccan diplomat Bouchaib El Khalfi died last Saturday in Melun, France, after a long illness.
The new Australian Ambassador to Morocco is Michael Cutts. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced his appointment in a press release on Friday.
Several associations, political parties, academic figures, and trade unions in Morocco have expressed their opposition through a petition to the announcement of the arrival of Jared Kushner, special advisor to Donald Trump.