Morocco, Ukraine to exchange ambassadors next year

Morocco and Ukraine are projecting to exchange ambassadors in year 2000.

The project was discussed at a meeting in Istanbul on the sidelines of the summit of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe between Moroccan foreign minister Mohamed Benaissa and his Ukrainian peer.

The two sides also discussed means of upgrading trade relations between the two countries through the promotion of joint ventures, cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises and development of fisheries cooperation.

Benaissa also conferred with the foreign minister of Slovenia, Boris Ferlec, who is expected to pay a visit to Morocco early next year to set up a joint committee and sign a package of cooperation accords.

Benaissa held side meetings with heads of other delegations to the OSCE summit. These included U.S president Bill Clinton, French President Jacques Chirac, U.N secretary general Kofi Annan, Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar, and several foreign ministers including those of Algeria, Egypt and Jordan.The OSCE summit wrapped up by the signing of the charter for security in Europe for the 21st century.