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Morocco and Ecuador sign agreement exempting ordinary passports from visas

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Morocco and Ecuador sign agreement exempting ordinary passports from visas

Morocco and Ecuador have signed a 2026-2028 cooperation road map and an agreement exempting Ecuadorians holding an ordinary passport from visas, according to Infomédiaire. Ecuador also confirmed its support for Morocco's sovereignty over its territory, including the Sahara, after talks in Rabat between Nasser Bourita and Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes.

Morocco and Ecuador have signed a cooperation road map for 2026-2028 and an agreement exempting Ecuadorians holding an ordinary passport from visas, according to Infomédiaire. The signing took place at the end of talks, on Monday in Rabat, between Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes.

In the joint statement published at the end of the meeting, the Republic of Ecuador supports the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. Ecuador's top diplomat also announced a visit by his ambassador to the southern provinces.

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