The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad has issued a formal denial regarding the arrival of an official Moroccan delegation in Israel on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
The many violations of the ceasefire agreements and UN resolutions by the Polisario are not to the liking of Morocco, which threatens to respond firmly.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita affirmed that Morocco remains committed to the ceasefire while reserving the right to react with "the utmost severity" against any threat to its security.
Germany has granted Morocco an envelope of 1.387 billion euros, including 202.6 million euros in the form of grants as part of Moroccan-German development cooperation, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
Exasperated by the provocations of the Polisario militias in the buffer zone of Guergarate in the Sahara, Morocco is preparing its response.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his working visit to Morocco, expressed France’s concern about the situation currently prevailing in Guerguerat. Jean-Yves Le Drian stated that it is important to find a solution that will take into account security and peace in the region.
Arriving in Morocco on Sunday, November 9, the head of French diplomacy was received on Monday by his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita . In his message, Jean-Yves le Drian indicated that France "wants to be able to count on Morocco" to fight against terrorism.
Out of a total of 568,149 civil servants, the Moroccan civil service allocates 135.93 billion dirhams to personnel expenses. However, there are striking wage differences between the public sectors, but also with the private sector.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Mr. Nasser BOURITA, had a telephone interview on Thursday, October 22, 2020 with his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wang YI. Among the topics discussed by the two officials, the strengthening of relations between China and Morocco.
Morocco and the United Nations proceeded on Tuesday to the signing via videoconference of an agreement for the installation in the kingdom, of the UNOCT Programme Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa.
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 Moroccan government has extended the state of health emergency until October 10, 2020. As a result, regular flights to and from Morocco operated by Royal Air Maroc and Air Arabia will not resume before the set date.