The government council announced on Thursday, July 9, the opening of borders, closed for more than 3 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. This decision, open to confusion, provoked the reaction of the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, who provides some clarification.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, stated on Friday, June 26, that Morocco embraces the idea of a "solidary, pragmatic, uninhibited, flexible and fact-based" multilateralism.
The transit operation for Moroccans residing abroad, envisaged by the Moroccan and Spanish governments, is still uncertain. Spain claims it is ready, while Morocco has canceled it in its usual form.
Morocco stepped up this week in terms of repatriating Moroccans stranded abroad . However, only 8,000 cases will be taken care of by the State, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nacer Bourita.
In 48 hours, the Marhaba 2020 operation was the subject of two contradictory speeches from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
The Marhaba operation, dedicated to the reception of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), has been canceled this year due to the epidemiological situation in the kingdom. However, Spain is committed to facilitating the transit of MREs who wish to return to their country individually.
Although the Marhaba 2020 operation is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) can return to the country during the summer period. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, indicated that this return will only be possible under strict conditions.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, is expected at the House of Representatives this Monday, June 22, where he will address several issues, including MRE and the Marhaba operation.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita , was questioned by the Secretary General of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Abdellatif Wahbi, about the fate of a young Moroccan woman, who disappeared in Syria under mysterious circumstances. Her 3-year-old daughter has been abandoned in the refugee camp.
Preparations are underway for the upcoming summit meeting in Rabat between King Mohammed VI and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After the serious accusations of the spokesman of the Algerian presidency on the former Moroccan consul in Oran, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita summoned, on Tuesday, June 9, the Algerian ambassador accredited to Morocco to clarify the matter.
Three Royal Air Maroc flights repatriated on Wednesday 310 Moroccans, including 10 babies, stranded in southern Spain. Those who benefit from this humanitarian operation are people in precarious health, elderly or who no longer have means of subsistence.