President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco on Wednesday, as part of a working and friendship visit to the Kingdom.
On his arrival at Rabat-Salé airport, Sanchez, accompanied by Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, was greeted by Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch.
After reviewing a Royal Air Force detachment that made the honors, Sanchez was greeted by Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, Mohamed Yacoubi, president of the Salé Communal Council, Omar Sentissi, Chargé d’Affaires at the Spanish Embassy in Rabat, Borja Montesinos, and Moroccan Ambassador in Madrid, Karima Benyaich.
After that, His Majesty King Mohammed VI offered, on Wednesday in Rabat, a luncheon in honor of president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the accompanying delegation, presided over by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.
The luncheon was attended by Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and other members of the delegation accompanying Sánchez, as well as speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Moroccan Ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich.
According to several political experts, Sanchez’s visit show the deepness of the partnership between Morocco and Spain. “Spain, thanks to its long-standing ties of friendship with Morocco, has been able to establish “solid and fruitful” relations with the Kingdom, said French-Swiss international politics expert Jean-Marie Heydt in a statement to the MAP agency, pointing out that many signs have come to illustrate this desire for rapprochement, notably Madrid’s position on the question of the Moroccan Sahara.
This political and diplomatic “intelligence” goes far beyond the question of a territory, especially as Spain recognized very early on the “metamorphosis” begun by Morocco, which has elevated the Kingdom among the influential players in the international community, he stressed.
Thanks to the Royal Vision, Morocco has made “incredible” progress in just two decades, with a host of achievements that no observer can fail to notice, said Heydt.
In his view, establishing a renewed relationship between Spain and Morocco based on mutual respect is tantamount to taking a fresh look at all African countries, the Kingdom being today the standard-bearer of a new Africa and “a decisive leader for the continent’s future”.
Heydt recalled that relations between Rabat and Madrid are based on a shared vision of a modern world in which everyone, at their own level, contributes new added value.