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News 15 Jun 2013 2 min read

"The excellent relations"

The United States maintains "distinguished" relations with Morocco, a "strategic ally" and a "leader" country in the region, affirmed, on Friday in Rabat, the American Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, on a visit to the Kingdom.
"The excellent relations"
In a statement to the press, following a meeting with the Head of Government, Abdelilah Benkirane, Wendy Sherman stressed that the consolidation of the ties uniting the two countries responds to the common vision of H.M. King Mohammed VI and President Barack Obama who agreed, during their recent telephone conversation, to intensify political consultation and to strengthen bilateral relations within the framework of the Strategic Dialogue. Furthermore, the American official indicated having discussed with Benkirane economic issues and the political and democratic reforms underway in Morocco, as well as ways to promote bilateral relations. During this meeting, which took place in the presence of the Minister of State, Abdellah Baha, the two parties welcomed the secular relations of friendship existing between the two countries and reiterated their determination to consolidate bilateral co…

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