As part of the efforts made since the beginning of the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, members of the Moroccan Embassy in Ukraine have been stationed in the city of Lviv since March 1 to assist Moroccan citizens on Ukrainian territory.

Several actions have been carried out in this framework since March 1, according to the Moroccan Embassy in Ukraine, which keeps in constant contact with the crisis unit established within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad to coordinate actions and report difficulties faced by Moroccan citizens in neighboring countries such as Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary.
The Moroccan ambassador to Ukraine, Faouz El Achabi, met with the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lviv and the representative of security and borders, according to the diplomatic representation.

El Achabi reported the problems faced by Moroccans during these talks, which were held in consultation with Ukrainian officials, and called for the measures to leave Ukraine in good shape to be made easier.

Several assistance actions have been carried out in favor of Moroccans in Ukraine, according to the Moroccan Embassy, citing in particular the regular mobilization at the level of the four border posts with Poland, in order to direct Moroccan citizens to the least crowded posts, and the medical assistance provided to a Moroccan student before leaving Ukrainian territory on March 3, 2022.

The Embassy further stated that it actively monitors the status of Moroccan citizens in the cities of Soumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Marioupol, and routinely updates them on Moroccan authorities’ efforts to resolve their problems.

Thousands of people have been able to flee Ukraine thanks to the support of Embassy personnel. According to the same source, more than 150 Laissez-passer have been issued since the Embassy’s installation in Lviv, including four issued this Friday to a family with a young child.

Following its intervention with Ukrainian authorities, the Embassy stated that it had resolved the blockade caused by the refusal of some electronic passes at some border crossings, as well as the situation of four Moroccans imprisoned, with the help of representatives of the Moroccan community in Ukraine.

The Embassy is now in contact with Moscow about two Moroccans who are not listed in the Embassy’s files. In this regard, an emergency meeting with Ukrainian officials could take place in Lviv on Friday.

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Moscow – The 8th meeting of the Moroccan-Russian Joint Cooperation Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation as well as other important bilateral events were at the heart of a meeting held on Thursday between the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the Moroccan ambassador to Moscow Lotfi Bouchaara.

According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, “during this meeting, topical issues related to the development of the traditionally friendly Russian-Moroccan relations were thoroughly examined including the organization, as soon as possible, in

Moscow of the 8th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation”.

The two sides also discussed the preparations of the 6th ministerial session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in Marrakech, “including the coordination of mutually acceptable dates for its holding by the end of this year, taking into account the constraints related to the Covid-19 pandemic”, the ministry points out.

Bogdanov and Bouchaara “expressed their deep astonishment at the unfounded information spread by several media outlets on an alleged cooling of relations between Moscow and Rabat, adding that the multifaceted and mutually beneficial Russian-Moroccan cooperation is developing dynamically, and highlighting the active role played in this joint work by the Russian ambassador to Morocco, Mr. Valerian Shuvaev,” the Russian Foreign ministry underlines in a press release.

The two sides exchanged views on the regional agenda and discussed the Sahara issue as well as the situation in the Maghreb region.

The Russian side “reaffirmed its unwavering position in favor of a negotiated settlement of crises and conflicts based on respect for fundamental principles and norms of international law, as well as the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council,” according to the same source.

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