Tunisian Foreign Minister in Rabat
Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Benyahya arrived in Morocco Sunday with a message from President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to King Mohammed VI.
The message is part of the tradition of consultation between the two states on topical issues of common concern, especially at the level of the Maghreb, Benyahya told reporters upon arrival in Casablanca.
He expressed hope that the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) would be reactivated, Tunisia, he said, being convinced that the states of the Maghreb have a shared destiny and that the UMA is a strategic choice.
The UMA that was set up in Marrakesh in 1989 musters Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. The Union has however been paralyzed for years due to strained relations between Morocco and Algeria over Algiers' direct involvement in the Sahara issue.
He added that President Ben Ali is determined to give a new momentum to the UMA structures.
