Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan FM, spoke by phone on Friday with Lord Ahmad Tariq, the British minister of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the United Nations, and the Commonwealth.

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According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, the two ministers discussed the positive developments in relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom within the framework of the bilateral strategic partnership, particularly with the holding of the Morocco-UK Association Council in Rabat on February 16.

The two officials also discussed a variety of global and regional issues of mutual interest.

The same source continued, stating that the FM Mr. Bourita expressed the Kingdom of Morocco’s rejection of the Israeli government’s decision to intensify and legalize settlements, as well as all unilateral actions that jeopardize the prospects for peace. In this context, they discussed the development of the Middle East situation and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He also expressed Morocco’s concern about how they might affect regional security and stability.

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The statement continued, “The minister also recalled the factors that have shaped the Kingdom of Morocco’s consistent position, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, reaffirming the Kingdom’s commitment to the two-state solution, as agreed upon at the international level. This will lay the groundwork for peace and stability.”

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Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, met with Wendy Sherman, the US Deputy Secretary of State, in Rabat on Tuesday as part of a working visit to the Kingdom on the sidelines of the Morocco-US Strategic Dialogue.

Mr. Bourita praised the quality of the centuries-old connections between Morocco and the United States, as well as the intensity of diversified bilateral contacts at the economic, political, strategic, military, and security levels, at a joint press briefing with the American official.

The minister welcomed the US’s persistent stance on the subject of the Sahara’s Moroccanness, as well as the US’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan as a credible, serious, and realistic solution to this artificial regional dispute.

Ms. Sherman welcomed the Kingdom’s participation to the Middle East peace process and the Libyan talks, reiterating her country’s position on the Moroccan Sahara and the autonomy project.

The American official also stated that the Treaty of Friendship between Morocco and the United States, which was signed in 1778, has continued to strengthen through bilateral encounters and convergence of viewpoints on a variety of regional and worldwide issues.

Ms. Sherman met with Mr. Bourita and co-chaired a session of the Strategic Dialogue, which is part of the regular talks between the Kingdom and the United States of America, during her visit to Morocco.

This meeting gave American and Moroccan diplomats the chance to address a number of areas of mutual interest, including security and human rights cooperation, as well as regional challenges such as the Sahel, Libya, and Ukraine.

American diplomacy underlined Washington’s support for the Kingdom’s autonomy plan and praised Morocco’s regional role in security cooperation in a joint statement issued at the end of the session.

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