Asharq Al-Awsat interview with Moroccan premier was made five month ago, says youssoufi's office

The communication services of the Moroccan prime minister said that the interview published recently by the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily was conducted with Abderrahmane Youssoufi 5 months ago. "Al-Ittihad Al-Ichtiraqi," daily of Youssoufi's Socialist Union of Popular Forces, reported this Tuesday that the interview which was published as if it was recently conducted with the Prime Minister, actually, dates back to five months ago. That is why, the daily added, the interview should be read in its real context, MAP reported.

The interview covered a number sensitive issues, including Morocco's relations with Algeria, Morocco's relations with Africa and with the Organization of African Unity, the situation in the Arab world.