Comoro foreign minister expected in Morocco
Comoros-Morocco, Politics, 5/18/1999

Comoro Islands foreign minister, Mohamed Yamani Souif, is expected in Morocco this Tuesday, coming from Egypt.

The Comoro official will hand to King Hassan II a message from the president of the Comoro Islands, Othmane Ghazali.

The message deals with the latest developments in the islands, he told MAP bureau in Cairo.

The Comoro foreign minister said his country relies on Morocco's support and praised Moroccan assistance in the training of executives, as some 5,000 students are studying in Moroccan universities and institutes.

Souif met during his stay in Egypt with secretary general of the Cairo-based Arab league, Esmat Abdul Meguid, and Egyptian officials, including foreign minister Amr Moussa.

The foreign minister of the Comoro Islands said "Morocco has always voiced adherence to the territorial integrity of the Comoro islands and was one of the first Arab and Islamic countries to denounce the separation of the island of Anjouan. As such, Morocco cannot be excluded from the ongoing consultations on the fate of the republic of the Comoro islands, he added.

He also wished that bilateral cooperation would cover trade, fisheries and culture.

Regarding the situation in his country, he said the situation is calm and stable and the Comoro people have welcomed with satisfaction the president change.

The Comoro foreign minister, who is touring some Arab and African countries, said the coup in his country was a peaceful one since no harm was done to the former acting president and to the interim government members.

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