European countries, including Italy, “need more than ever to strengthen their relations with Morocco,” wrote Friday the Italian media “Mediterranews“, criticizing “strongly” the political and media harassment of some parties against the Kingdom, a “safe and stable” ally in the region.

The Kingdom is one of the most stable nations in the Mediterranean, a region undergoing several threats, which tend to increase due to the economic crisis in Tunisia, likely to generate uncontrollable migration flows,” said the news site.

According to the website, “Italy must target reliable allies such as Morocco and move away from some parties that try to create separatism and instability, jeopardizing the situation in the region.

It also strongly denounced “a political and media harassment against Morocco, which advocates a soft foreign policy but naturally firm on central issues such as stability.

“The media campaign against Morocco does not serve the interests of Europe,” concluded Mediterranews.

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In an unprecedented move by the Algerian regime, President Abdelmajid Tebboune ordered governmental and other private economic companies to terminate their contractual relations with foreign entities, which he described as hostile to Algeria, on the pretext that they affect the “vital and security interests” of the country.

Tebboune’s instructions concerned two state insurance companies, namely the National Insurance Company and the Algerian Company for Insurance and Reinsurance, which have established connections with Moroccan institutions.

Tebboune gave instructions to the Minister of Finance to prevent the transfer of profits from contracts of this type abroad, and set a maximum period of 10 days to put an end to these relations.

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held a telephone conversation yesterday, Tuesday, with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions Sophie Wilmès.

A communiqué by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the two ministers praised, on this occasion, the friendly relations between the two royal families.

They also highlighted the excellent partnership existing between the two countries and the strength of bilateral relations marked by friendship and mutual respect.

In this context, Wilmès noted the role played by the Moroccan community residing in Belgium, as it constitutes a pillar of this exemplary partnership.

She also praised the Kingdom’s role as a locomotive for development and an important actor in the stability and prosperity of the region in particular and the African continent in general.

The communiqué added that Bourita and his Belgian counterpart agreed on a visit to Morocco during the current year. This is an affirmation of the strategic character of this bilateral partnership which aims at strengthening political dialogue and consular and judicial cooperation and exploring new innovative areas for economic cooperation, such as developing value chains and green economy.

In conclusion, the two ministers stressed the importance of continuing cooperation between the two countries on issues of common concern at the multilateral level and within international bodies.

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Today, March 4th, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita and his Jordanian counterpart H.E Ayman Safadi met to oversee the inauguration of Jordan’s General Consulate in Laayoune.

During the press conference, the two ministers touched upon a number of issues which affect the region among which is the situation in the Gulf.

In this regard, Safadi said, “We are proud of the historical relations between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Morocco with the Arab Gulf states”.

He also stressed the need to resolve tension surrounding the Gulf-Iranian matter, noting that “Arab countries do not want tense relations with Iran. All Arab countries want good healthy relations with Iran based on international law, non-interference in internal affairs and respect for good neighborliness.”

On a final note, the minister highlighted the importance of building regional relations on the basis of the aforementioned principles, assuring that there will be no reason for continuing tension if these principles are respected.

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Amid ambiguity over the background of the decision, the Kingdom of Morocco announced today the suspension of all communication mechanisms with the German embassy in Rabat.

A letter addressed by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, to Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of the Moroccan government, and also to its members, confirmed that this decision came due to a deep misunderstanding with Germany on fundamental issues of concern to the Kingdom of Morocco.

In this correspondence, Bourita called for the cessation of any contact or cooperation with the German embassy, ​​as well as German cooperation organizations and political institutions that have ties to the embassy.

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Moroccan Prime Minister Saadedine El Othmani received a phone call from Mr. Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish prime minister. During this call the two had discussed the mutual relationships between Morocco and Spain, they also prepared for the 12th Moroccan-Spanish high level meeting planned to take place in December,17th in Rabat to promote and develop the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Morocco and Spain both insisted on holding this meeting and not postponing it despite the circumstances of the global pandemic due to the importance of this meeting and its prospective positive results on the Moroccan and Spanish economies.
This meeting comes after the official visit of Don Felipe VI, King of Spanish, to Morocco in February 2019, which led in signing, in the presence of the HM King Mohammed VI, of eleven agreements, in addition to a memorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation between the two kingdoms.
It is expected that the high-level meeting will contribute to giving a strong impetus to the aforementioned signed agreements and developing other agreements, while giving priority to bilateral economic cooperation, especially to overcome the economic repercussions of the Coronavirus “Covid 19”. The meeting will also be an occasion to enhance cooperation in the fields of industry, trade, health and energy, and in facing security and other challenges.

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