Morocco, US likely to conclude Free Trade Agreement by end of 2003

Morocco and the United States will probably conclude a Free Trade Agreement before the end of 2003, US former ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiler said.

Tutwiler told the Moroccan TV channel "TVM" the signing of the agreement will be "a historic event," lauding the support of US officials to the project that is still being negotiated as well as the backing of the two countries' leaders, king Mohammed VI and president George W. Bush.