The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad says it is ready to organize the repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad, provided that the Ministry of Health gives the green light.
Moroccan nationals stranded abroad are calling for royal intervention to repatriate them to Morocco. Even though the consular authorities of the kingdom say they are taking measures to ensure this operation, these Moroccans announce sit-ins in front of the embassies and consulates of the kingdom, around the world, on May 11.
In application of the instructions given by the ministry in charge of Foreign Affairs, the Moroccan Consulate General in Dubai has set up a crisis cell with three telephone numbers dedicated entirely to citizens.
An exceptional allowance of 20,000 DH is granted to Moroccans stranded abroad . It is the Office of Foreign Exchange and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Residing Abroad who have decided to take this measure.
The Director of Consular and Social Affairs, Mohamed Basri, spoke about the situation of Moroccans stranded abroad. He reassures them of their repatriation in the coming days.
The emergency meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans Residing Abroad at the House of Representatives to decide on the repatriation of Moroccans stranded abroad was unsuccessful.
The Moroccan Consulate in Madrid intervened last Friday to prevent the cremation of a Moroccan national who died in anonymity. Confined alone at home, the deceased, of a certain age, had no longer given any sign of life.
Spain has taken note of the promulgation of the maritime delimitation law by Morocco. For the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the EU and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, it would be necessary to have a protocol of agreement between the two countries in case of overlapping waters.
The administrative court of Rabat , in a decision handed down on Tuesday, March 30, dismissed the appeal of two Moroccans stranded in Algeciras against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Directorate of National Security.
In order to organize their repatriation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested an estimate of the number of Moroccans stranded in Europe and Asia, due to the declaration of the state of emergency by the Moroccan government.
The administrative court of Casablanca has granted a Libyan citizen the right to return to Morocco, although the borders are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Faced with the state of emergency instituted by the Moroccan government , the various consular representations of the kingdom around the world are struggling to contain the flow of dozens of Moroccan nationals who wish to return to the kingdom.