Morocco's first ambassador to Bahamas hands credentials

Morocco's ambassador to Bahamas, the first ever in the history of relations between the Kingdom and Bahamas, last week handed his credentials to the General governor of Bahamas, Sir Orville Turnquest.

Sir Turnquest said during the ceremony in Nassau that new prospects were henceforth opening to the friendship relations Morocco and Bahamas had woven at the multilateral scale, at the level of the United Nations, the group of 77 and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Describing as "highly significant" the appointment by king Mohammed VI of an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Bahamas (with residence in Ottawa), the first ever in relations between the two countries, Sir Turnquest, laid a special emphasis on economic cooperation opportunities.

The representative of the British throne in this Commonwealth country said the two countries have always had common stands regarding development, and human rights and international law respect within the Group-77 and the Non-Aligned movement. He also described as noteworthy the fact that Morocco be sitting in the Organization of American States (OAS) as observer. This evidences the importance Morocco grants to the Americas and to the Caribbean region, he said adding the OAS can be another forum to fulfil the two countries' common goals.

The Moroccan diplomat who is also Morocco's ambassador to Canada, Abdelkader Lacheheb, surveyed the political and economic situation in the Kingdom as well as Morocco's role at the international scale as a champion of the ideals of peace, justice and tolerance.

The two countries, he said, can trade experience in matters of finance and tourism and can exchange literacy programs, Bahamas having fulfilled the objective to struggle against illiteracy.

During his trip to Nassau, the Moroccan diplomat conferred with the Prime Minister, the Foreign minister, the chairman of the investments commission as well as with the ambassadors of the United States and Great Britain.