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Australia: Morocco Most Important Country in North Africa

Global Arab Network - - Gamal Ragay

Friday, 24 December 2010 15:29

Morocco (Rabat) - Morocco is the most important country in North Africa with which Australia ought to develop economic and political relationships, "The Australian" says.

"If ever there were a state in North Africa that Australia ought to be developing an economic and political relationship with, it's Morocco," foreign editor Greg Sheridan underlines, highlighting the relevance of Morocco's innovative approach in the religious field.

"Morocco is determinedly on the side of the friendship with the West, and on the side of moderation. It co-operates closely on security with the US and the European Union," he adds.

On the other hand, Sheridan says that since the terrorist bombings that rocked Casablanca in 2003 "Al-Qaida in the Maghreb has tried hard to infiltrate Morocco, but without great success."

Greg Sheridan was part of an Australian parliamentary delegation, who paid a four-day visit to Morocco to inquire about the local development process in the southern city of Dakhla.

The members of the delegation also held a series of talks with several Moroccan officials and businessmen on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
(MAP)

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