Ukrainian Embassy in Morocco clarifies Ambassador's absence

Ukrainian Embassy in Morocco clarifies Ambassador's absence
Thursday 14 April 2022 - 19:00

Igor Prikhodko, First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Rabat, said yesterday that the Ukrainian Ambassador, Vasilieva Oksana Yuriyivna “is still in Morocco,” and that “she will leave as soon as the security situation in the country stabilizes.”

Prikhodkho said that the ambassador’s absence will not affect the Moroccan-Ukrainian relations and that his country further looks forward to strengthening relations with the Kingdom.

The diplomat’s statements come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he signed decrees on March 30, recalling ambassadors from Morocco and Georgia over failure “to defend the state’s interests.”

Zelensky said in a video message that “the diplomats did not do enough to get arms for Ukraine or get these countries to institute sanctions against Russia.”

As for Moroccan students in Ukraine, Prikhodkho clarified that “they can now resume their studies remotely within a number of Ukrainian universities.”

In addition, the diplomat reiterated his embassy’s “commitment” to follow up their case, saying that the Ukrainian Ministry of Education “is making many efforts to ensure that Moroccan students obtain their degrees.”

Prikhodko urged Moroccan students to contact universities in which they were pursuing their studies, or the Kyiv embassy in Rabat, to get an update regarding their situations.

Earlier this month, Morocco’s Higher Education ministry said it is currently studying the possibility of their integration into Moroccan universities within “resources made available to them” after meeting the student’s parents.

The Ministry previously promised Moroccan students coming from Ukraine integration into the country’s medicine faculties. However, the National Commission of Medical Students in Morocco hugely criticized the decision, saying that the integration “will negatively affect the students.”

Data suggest that Ukraine is home to 8000 Moroccan students. Most of them in Ukraine used to study medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry fields.

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