Bourita talks with Bui Thanh Son, before Wednesday’s meeting

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Now very active on the diplomatic scene, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, spoke by telephone with his Vietnamese counterpart, Bui Thanh Son. This exchange between the two diplomatic personalities, takes place less than a week before the meeting of the Security Council, which will be devoted to the examination of the question of the Sahara.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, continues his media campaign against the backdrop of a diplomatic battle against Algeria. The two neighboring countries have had very strained relations for years, due to the issue surrounding Western Sahara.

Recently, the head of Moroccan diplomacy has exchanged with several of his counterparts around the world, to improve the image of his country. These include the heads of diplomacy from Egypt, Italy, Oman, Slovenia, Belgium, Senegal, Luxembourg, Poland, France, Mauritania, Austria, Zambia, Gambia, Yemen among others.

This Friday, Nasser Bourita also had a telephone interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Bui Thanh Son. This exchange between the heads of diplomacy of Morocco and Vietnam comes less than a week before the meeting of the UN Security Council, which will be devoted to the examination of the question of Western Sahara, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

Vietnam remains one of the few countries in the world to recognize the “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” and its relations with Morocco have improved markedly in recent years. Vietnam is a gateway for emerging countries on the Asian continent.

In September 2016, the Cherifian kingdom adhered to the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A regional group courted by the United States and the European Union. Membership which had helped to bring Morocco and Vietnam closer together.

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