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For Morocco welcomes Togolese diplomat Messan Amakoé Klutse

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The For Morocco association held the fourth edition of its Diplomatic Day in Casablanca on 29 October, welcoming Messan Amakoé Klutse, head of the Togolese diplomatic mission in Morocco. The organisers described the meeting as a means of developing exchanges between Moroccan and Togolese civil societies.

Moroccan association For Morocco held the fourth edition of its “Diplomatic Day” in Casablanca on Thursday 29 October, welcoming Messan Amakoé Klutse, head of the Togolese diplomatic mission in Morocco. The organisers presented the meeting as an opportunity to consider Moroccan-Togolese relations and prospects for cooperation, reports Aujourd’hui le Maroc.

For Morocco president Yassine Errikh said the initiative aims to create a space for dialogue with representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Morocco and to encourage cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Messan Amakoé Klutse, for his part, praised the role of civil society associations in bringing peoples closer together.

The organisers also highlighted cultural diplomacy and exchanges between diplomatic actors and civil society as ways of strengthening ties between Morocco and Togo.

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