Morocco wants stronger ties with Iran

Originally published September 26, 2002

Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said Morocco is ready to develop relations with Iran in all fields. Youssoufi's statements were reported Tuesday by the Iranian TV channel following a meeting he had with Iran's telecommunication minister, Ahmad Moatamedi, in Marrakesh on the fringes of the 16th plenipotentiary conference of the International Telecommunication Union.

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