After restoring diplomatic ties last April, Morocco and Cuba are strengthening their diplomatic relations with a visit by Cuba’s ambassador Elio Eduardo Rodríguez Perdomo, who submitted his accreditation letter as an itinerary ambassador of his country to Morocco. The Cuban Ambassador was received by Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The Cuban diplomat also extended thanks to Morocco for its support at the UN for resolutions calling for an end of the economic embargo on Cuba. In June 2017, King Mohammed VI had appointed Boughaleb El Attar as Morocco’s first ambassador to Cuba in decades. The resumption of Moroccan-Cuban relations, which opens a new era for the two countries, comes after the private visit King Mohammed VI paid to Cuba last year.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 29, 2018 15:11 UTC