Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 4/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of April 9, 2001
- Moroccan FM in Algiers
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, arrived in Algiers Saturday to deliver a verbal message from King Mohammed VI to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Belgian speaker confers with Moroccan officials Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 4/14/2001
- Morocco and Syria resolved to achieved Arab common market
Regarding the delays in setting the Arab market, he cited border problems which hinder the free movement of persons and goods, foreign pressures and a poor political involvement for some countries. He also hoped that Arab states will make up for the lost time through an approach that would enable the Arab nation to draw benefit from ongoing international mutations. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Morocco, China sign accord on sports complexes construction Morocco-China, Politics, 4/14/2001
- Mauritanian speaker pays official visit to Morocco Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 4/14/2001
- Mauritanian president receives Moroccan minister
Mauritanian president, Mouaouyia Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, met in Nouakchott Thursday Moroccan minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism, Fathallah Oualalou, who attended the official transfer of 51% of Mauritania's phone operator "Mauritel" to Morocco's phone operator "Maroc-Telecom." Mauritania-Morocco, Economics, 4/14/2001 - Moroccan phone operator hands in $ 48 mln check for 51% of Mauritania's Mauritel
Morocco and Mauritania signed here on Thursday the agreement under which 51% of Mauritania's telecom operator (Mauritel) goes to Morocco's phone operator (Maroc Telecom). Morocco-Mauritania, Business, 4/14/2001 - Parliament starts spring session Morocco, Local, 4/14/2001
- Venezuelan MPs voice support to Morocco's cause
"We are with you and be assured of our full commitment to defend your cause," vice-chairman of the group told Sahrawi heads of tribes, elected officials, delegates of non-governmental organizations and persons who fled the sequestration camps and returned to Morocco. morocco-Venezuela, Politics, 4/14/2001 - Morocco to host three international parliamentary meetings in 2001-2002 Morocco, Local, 4/14/2001
- Fez Andalusian music festival opens Morocco, Local, 4/14/2001
- Fisheries minister renews morocco's will to resume negotiations with EU
Moroccan fisheries minister, Said Chbaatou, renewed Morocco's will to resume negotiations with the European Union on a new fisheries agreement. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/14/2001 - Sahrawi dignitaries asks US Congress staffers to intervene for release of sequestered populations
A group of heads of Sahrawi tribes and former officials of the Polisario group- which claims the independence of Moroccan southern provinces- have asked a delegation of US congress staffers to intervene for the release of populations sequestered in the Tindouf camps, Southwestern Algerian. Morocco, Politics, 4/12/2001 - Morocco's premier visits Pakistan next week
Morocco's premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, will be visiting Pakistan this April 15-18, at the invitation of Pakistani executive chief, General Pervez Musharraf. Morocco-Pakistan, Politics, 4/12/2001 - Portugal seeks access to Morocco for traditional fishermen, EU concedes Morocco proposed access to 100 units
Portugal will seek an agreement with Morocco to obtain permission to conduct traditional fishing activities in Moroccan waters in a new attempt making a distinction between traditional and industrial fishing. Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 4/12/2001 - Morocco urges for ratification of international convention on protection of migrant labor rights
Morocco renewed on Wednesday a call on countries to speed up and activate the signing and ratification of the international convention for the protection of migrant labor rights, stressing that the upsurge of xenophobia and racism contradict the values of humanism. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 4/12/2001 - Morocco, France sign agreements for support of SMI modernization
Morocco and France signed in Rabat on Wednesday a package of agreements meant to support and modernize Moroccan small and medium-sized enterprises. Morocco-France, Economics, 4/12/2001 - Spanish southern fishermen block Moroccan exports
Fishermen from the Spanish southern locality of Barbate have decided to block Moroccan exports at the Spanish port of Algesiras, to press on for resuming negotiations between Morocco and the European Union for the renewal of a fisheries agreement. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 4/12/2001 - Al-Assad meets with Moroccan officials
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in al-Rabat met with the Moroccan prime minister Abdul Rahman al-Yousefi. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/11/2001 - Morocco, Syria to set up high joint commission
Morocco and Syria will set up shortly a high joint commission to take care of the promotion of economic and commercial cooperation between the two states. Morocco-Syria, Economics, 4/11/2001 - French former minister: internal autonomy regime to settled Sahara issue
French former home minister, Pierre Chevenement, who will visit Morocco this week, argued in favor of an internal autonomy regime to settle the Sahara issue, insisting that peace in an essential pre-requisite for development in the Maghreb and hoping that the issue will soon find a peaceful settlement. Morocco-France, Politics, 4/11/2001 - Casablanca water, power management company scores $ 390 mln in sales
The Lyonaise des Eaux (Lydec) company, which manages water and power distribution in Casablanca, said it scored sales worth $ 390 million in 2000. Morocco, Business, 4/11/2001 - More excavations to be conducted at archeological site
A Moroccan-British archeology team will conduct more excavations at the Volubilis archeological site, an ancient Roman city. Morocco, History, 4/11/2001 - Morocco sends $ 150,000-worth aid to quake victims in Mozambique
Morocco's ambassador to Maputo, Abdellatif Nacif, who handed over the donation to the National Catastrophe-Management Institute said the gesture marks Morocco's solidarity with the Mozambican people Morocco-Mozambique, Local, 4/11/2001 - Idle Spanish fishermen transferred to Tunisian waters
Spain has transferred to Tunisia some of its idle fishermen who were forced to cease activities after failure to renew the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement that expired in November 1999. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/11/2001 - Moroccan- Syrian summit talks focus on deepening relations and coordinating positions
Talks between King Mohammed VI and Syrian president, Bashar Al Assad, who is currently visiting Morocco, have a "global and deep" nature and deal with consolidation of relations and coordination of positions regarding the Middle East and the Euro-Mediterranean process. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/10/2001 - On President al-Assad's visit to Morocco
Moroccan sources said the talks will cover bilateral and regional issues and will concentrate on establishing a mechanism for a new cooperation through founding a joint higher committee and renewing the cooperation agreements linking the two countries since three decades. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/10/2001 - Morocco, Jordan Set up Business Council Morocco-Jordan, Economics, 4/10/2001
- Belgian senate speaker to visit Morocco
De Decker who called Morocco "an important partner for Belgium, not only for the size of the Moroccan community settled in Belgium but also for its role at the international arena," said the visit will be an opportunity to develop the good relationships between the two countries. Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 4/10/2001 - Morocco's new delegate to UNO presents credentials to Annan
He added that Morocco is resolved to deepen and widen the space of democracy and human rights principles, while granting special interest to most vulnerable social categories and endowing Moroccan women with the means to participate fully and on an equal basis to social life. Morocco, Politics, 4/10/2001 - Portuguese premier honeymoons in Morocco Morocco, Local, 4/10/2001
- Thai national gets 15 years prison for faking Moroccan banknotes
Cheng-Cheing Chis Shiung, a Thai national arrested in 1999 for possession of faked money, was sentenced on Monday by the Casablanca court of appeal to 15 years in prison. Morocco, Local, 4/10/2001 - Syrian president's official visit to Morocco opens promising prospects
The official visit President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria is paying to Morocco as of this Monday at the invitation of King Mohammed VI will have a strong political impact and will open promising prospects to bilateral relations. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/9/2001 - On the Syrian- Moroccan today's summit
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in its Sunday's issue that an Arab diplomat in al-Riyadh said that the summit which will bring together King Muhammad 6th of Morocco and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad today ( Monday) in Fez is of a symbolic dimension, in remarks that Fez had hosted the first Arab summit in 1982. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/9/2001 - Moroccan-Canadian talks over new information technologies
Morocco's secretary of state for posts and telecoms and information technologies, Nasre Hajji, is starting this Monday a five-day visit to Canada. Morocco-Canada, Economics, 4/9/2001 - Morocco calls UN to endeavor to end children enrollment in army
Morocco urged the United Nations Organization to endeavor for an end to the enrollment of children by armed groups and called all countries in situation of war to respect international human rights and children conventions. Morocco-Regional, Local, 4/9/2001 - Moroccan-Lebanese joint commission postpones meeting
The Moroccan-Lebanese high joint commission meeting initially scheduled for April 11-12 will be postponed to a later date at Morocco's request. Morocco-Lebanon, Politics, 4/9/2001 - Senegal's First Lady in Morocco Morocco-Senegal, Local, 4/9/2001
- Moroccan Business Delegation Prospecting Opportunities in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Economics, 4/9/2001