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Morocco and Egypt seek to expand bilateral cooperation

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Egypt’s ambassador to Morocco, Ahmed Nihad Abdel-Latif, says Rabat and Cairo want to expand their bilateral cooperation in support of peace, development and regional stability. He notably recalled the first meeting, held in April, of their coordination commission, according to Libe.

Morocco and Egypt want to take their bilateral relations to a higher level by continuing consultation and cooperation on issues of peace, development and regional stability, Egyptian Ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Nihad Abdel-Latif said in Rabat on Thursday.

The Egyptian ambassador linked this shared commitment to challenges he described as “unprecedented” and called for greater solidarity among Arab countries. He was speaking after a ceremony held to commemorate the anniversary of 6 October, the date of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, according to Libe.

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