The visit of Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was postponed due to the epidemiological situation, said the Russian embassy in Morocco, in a statement to Hespress.
The Russian Foreign Minister was expected to visit Morocco this week, in order to attend the Arab-Russian Forum in Marrakech. Lavrov’s official trip schedule included also visits to Algeria and some other countries in the MENA region.
The embassy said that Lavrov decided to postpone his official trip to a later date, after consultations with the participants and the concerned parties for reasons mainly related to the developments of the epidemiological situation.
The emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant alarmed scientists and pushed governments worldwide to reinforce strict health measures, limiting international flights and interdicting massive gatherings, fearing a new spike.
Morocco, which is still Omicron free until the moment, opted for extending international flights from the end of November to a later date while authorizing exceptional flights to Portugal, UAE, and Turkey to allow the repartition of residents in Morocco.
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