Rodríguez Perdomo made the remarks in Rabat following his meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki. He hailed Morocco’s support to the UN resolutions, calling for the lifting of the economic and financial embargo imposed on Cuba. In June 2017, King Mohammed VI has appointed Boughaleb El Attar as Morocco’s first ambassador to Cuba in decades. The resumption of Moroccan-Cuban relations comes after the private visit paid by King Mohammed VI to this Latin American country. But things changed in 2017 when Rabat and Havana decided to resume diplomatic relations ending 37 years of severance.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 30, 2018 12:56 UTC