Moscow - Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, on Thursday met Russian peer Serguei Lavrov, to whom he handed a message from King Mohammed VI to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Moscow – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, on Thursday met Russian peer Serguei Lavrov, to whom he handed a message from King Mohammed VI to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Mr. Mezouar told the media that he conveyed a message from the Sovereign to the Russian president, adding that the meeting was also an opportunity to reaffirm the quality of the outstanding ties existing between the two heads of state and Morocco’s will to promote ties with Russia, and deepen and expand their strategic partnership.
The two heads of diplomacy have agreed to convene next September the Moroccan-Russian joint commission and to launch meetings of the various commissions to examine sectors that need to be developed to be in tune with the new approach to bilateral relations.
He added that the Russian foreign minister also reiterated his country’s constant support to the UN process to reach a political and consensus-based settlement to the Sahara issue and insisted on the need to maintain peace and stability in the region.
The meeting reviewed a set of regional and international issues as well as threats facing the Sahel and Sahara region, went on Mezouar who noted that Russia is following with great interest developments in the African and Arab regions.
