Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that King Mohammed VI invited Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to visit Morocco for “dialogue”, according to what the French news agency AFP quoted the government official saying.
The agency stated that Bourita confirmed that “King Mohammed VI expressed his intention in recent days to visit Algeria, to which he was invited to attend the Arab summit, but the Moroccan delegation did not receive any confirmation from the Algerian side through the available channels,” after asking for clarifications about the arrangements for the reception of the Moroccan monarch.
Bourita, who headed the Moroccan delegation participating in the summit, expressed his regret that “no answers were received through the appropriate channels.”
King Mohammed VI has called more than once to the Algerian president for dialogue in order to normalize relations between the two countries, after Algeria decided last year to cut diplomatic relations with Rabat.
Speaking to “Sky News Arabia” Bourita said “the king gave instructions to separate what is bilateral and what is a joint Arab action.”
Bourita stressed that “Morocco has not threatened anyone in its territorial sovereignty, and it does not arm any militia to antagonize any state, as foreign policy must be built on ambition and clarity,” as he put it.
The Moroccan Foreign Minister added that “Morocco did not sever diplomatic relations with Algeria. Relations were cut from one side, and the borders were closed on one side, and this is the reality.”
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