Morocco is eyeing the Russian S-400 Triumf air defense system. This cutting-edge system, capable of intercepting long-range targets, has been of interest to the kingdom for several years.
Morocco has exported significant quantities of frozen fish to Russia since the beginning of this year, becoming the second largest supplier of seafood products to that country.
Morocco has imported more French wheat than Russian, a fact that reveals the warming of relations between Rabat and Paris.
Morocco has recently announced the signing of a "promising" fishing agreement with Russia. This announcement comes after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled the fishing and trade agreements between the EU and the kingdom.
Like last year, Morocco plans to import more wheat from Russia and France to offset the decline in domestic production and meet local demand.
The severe drought that has been affecting Morocco for more than five years is impacting its agricultural production and forcing it to increase its imports of French, but also Russian, wheat.
Morocco has resumed imports of soft wheat from Russia, which were suspended two years ago due to the war in Ukraine. This resumption comes in a context marked by a drop in prices on the international market and a decline in the local harvest.
Russian imports of Moroccan fish and seafood have seen a worrying drop in the first quarter of 2024, plummeting to 1,600 tons, three times less than in the same period of the previous year.
Russia has recently blocked a large shipment of fish from Morocco, citing a discrepancy between the information on the labels and that in the accompanying documents.
The information about a possible transfer of Moroccan left-back Yahya Attiat-Allah from the Russian club FK Sotchi to the Egyptian Zamalek proves to be false.
Amine Harit, midfielder of Olympique de Marseille (OM), refuses to succumb to an attractive offer from Russia. On the other hand, his compatriot and teammate Azzedine Ounahi has received an offer to join the Spanish championship.
Russian grain exports to Morocco have already reached record levels this year. In addition, the two countries have agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation.