Australian ambassador to Morocco Berenice Owen-Jones has hailed Morocco’s role and leadership in Africa amid the health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, commending the Kingdom for the medical aid it sent to fifteen African countries to help them in the fight against the coronavirus. “Morocco has shown leadership and solidarity through providing massive medical aid to fifteen sub-Saharan countries. She said that Moroccan and Australian foreign ministers raised the topic during several telephone conversations. The diplomat stated further that the Australian government recognizes Morocco’s importance as a regional hub between Europe and Africa. “This is why we opened an embassy in 2017.”Owen-Jones also spoke about the importance of Morocco’s political and economic stability and its strategy to modernize infrastructures.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 28, 2020 17:15 UTC