US 'Friends of Morocco' association to visit the kingdom

Members of "Friends of Morocco" association are visiting the kingdom next summer, said president of the association, Tim Resch.

In a statement to MAP, Resch said the visit is an opportunity for the association members to invite their families and friends to discover the wonderful locations in Morocco where they served as Peace Corps volunteers.

He pointed out that the association contributed in "Magic Morocco: from Sahara to the Sea" festival held in October 2004 in Maclean, Virginia, which was an opportunity for some 3,000 Americans to discover Moroccan culture and traditions.

The association had also visited charity institutions in Rabat, Casablanca and Agadir and made a documentary film on Morocco in 2001.

Resch noted that Morocco has made important development strides and hailed the role of Moroccan community in the USA in consolidating Morocco-American relationship.

Friends of Morocco is an organization of Americans, mostly returned Peace Corps volunteers, with experience in Morocco and Moroccans in America united with an interest in promoting educational, cultural, charitable, social, literary and scientific exchange between Morocco and the United States of America.

The NGO informs Americans on Moroccan culture and traditions through its web site "friendsofmorocco.org" and the publication of a periodical.

Friends of Morocco has a mailing list of 2,100 with 300 to 400 active members.