Malian foreign minister meets Moroccan officials

Means of upgrading Moroccan-Malian relations and increasing trade exchanges topped talks visiting Malian foreign affairs minister, Modibo Sidibi, had in Rabat Tuesday with Moroccan officials.

The Malian official, who started Saturday a visit to Morocco to participate in the third Moroccan-Malian joint commission session held in Rabat June 5-6, met Moroccan peer, Mohamed Benaissa, and Moroccan speaker of the chamber of representatives, (lower house), Abdelouahed Radi.

The two sides underlined the need to adapt the legal framework of bilateral relations to the new changes taking place on the international arena.

Talks also surveyed the Sahara issue and the issue of the two Moroccan cities Sebta and Millilia occupied by Spain, stressing the need for a political solution between Morocco and Spain.