On the sidelines of the 5th Morocco-Japan Joint Commission, the two countries signed two agreements and a convention on Wednesday, January 8 in Rabat, with a view to strengthening their bilateral cooperation.
It will be difficult, if not impossible, for Morocco to break certain free trade agreements with other countries. And for good reason...
Moroccan-Turkish relations have been faltering since Morocco’s announcement to renegotiate or even terminate the free trade agreement between the two countries.
The year 2020 holds many surprises for the Moroccan-British relations, which are some 800 years old. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union and implement the "British exit from the European Union", also called Brexit.
Morocco could terminate its free trade agreement with Turkey. The cause is a staggering trade deficit.
Annual trade between Morocco and the United Kingdom represents 4% of total trade with the European Union (EU). According to statements by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, this trade amounts to more than 18.3 billion DH.
Two years after the appointment of the US Ambassador to Morocco by President Donald Trump, he has still not joined his post in Rabat. "Unjustified delays", in relation to the US Congress, are at the origin of this long delay.