Maldives and
the Kingdom of Morocco, on Friday, 15th November 2019, signed an
agreement facilitating visa exemption for citizens of both countries.
As per the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldivians will be permitted to travel to Morocco
without a visa starting from February 2020.
Minister of
Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid signed the agreement during his meeting met with
his Morrocan counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and
Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita.
During the
meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Minister Shahid
also delivered a letter from President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addressed to the
King of Morocco Mohammed VI and conducted discussions on several topics of
mutual interest.
Both ministers
reiterated their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations
between the two countries in sectors such as economic cooperation, people to
people contact, culture and heritage, education and climate change as well as
counter-terrorism and radicalization.
Three other
agreements were also signed during the meeting:
- Agreement
for Islamic Cooperation between Maldives' Ministry of Islamic Affairs of
Maldives and Morocco's Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs
- Memorandum
of Understanding on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Maldives and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco
- Memorandum
of Understanding between Maldives' Foreign Service Institute and Morocco's
Foreign Service Academy
Minister
Shahid was accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed
Khaleel, Ambassador of Maldives to UAE Dr Hussain Niyaaz, Additional Secretary
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Shiaan and Assistant Director of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moomina Ibrahim.
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