Egyptian-Moroccan consultations held in Rabat at level of assistant FMs

Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Ihab Fahmy held political consultations in Rabat with Morocco’s Director General of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Fouad Yazourh.

Egypt’s Ambassador in Rabat, Ahmed Nihad Abdel Latif, attended the meeting, according to a press release on Saturday.

The talks came within the framework of the two countries’ keenness to boost bilateral relations in various fields, especially economic and investment ones, in light of the promising opportunities in Egypt and Morocco.

During the consultations, Fahmy reviewed ways to enhance cooperation, emphasizing the importance of well-prepared arrangements for the seventh session of the Egyptian-Moroccan supreme committee as well as an anticipated visit of Moroccan King Mohammed VI to Cairo.

The Moroccan side said it is looking forward to an upcoming visit of Egyptian Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates Minister Badr Abdelatty to Rabat, as well as the convocation of the fourth session of the mechanism for strategic consultation and dialogue chaired by the foreign ministers of both countries.