Amman, July 29 (Petra) -- Morocco's ambassador to Jordan, Fouad Akhrif, said Moroccan-Jordanian relations have reached a high level thanks to the personal attention of King Mohammed VI and King Abdullah II, who have worked to elevate the relationship to a strategic partnership.
Speaking to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne, Akhrif said cooperation between the two countries has gained momentum across multiple fields in recent years despite regional instability. He cited the resumption of direct flights between Amman and Casablanca by Royal Jordanian Airlines as one example.
The two countries hope to hold the sixth session of their Joint High Committee before the end of the year, Akhrif said, adding that preparations are underway for a Jordanian-Moroccan economic forum in Morocco to explore new trade opportunities and encourage joint public- and private-sector investment.
Akhrif said educational and cultural exchange has been a pillar of bilateral relations since the mid-1970s, producing generations of graduates from universities in both countries who went on to notable academic and professional careers. He said the two countries are working to expand that cooperation further.
Akhrif reaffirmed Morocco's rejection of repeated Iranian attacks targeting Jordan and Gulf states, voicing solidarity with measures taken to defend their security, stability and the safety of citizens and residents.
Akhrif praised the political coordination between the two kingdoms, noting their aligned positions on regional and international issues, chief among them the Palestinian cause.
He said Jordan and Morocco share an identical stance rejecting all illegal measures that undermine the two-state solution in the West Bank, and both countries hold a common conviction that a political settlement remains the only path to a just and comprehensive peace.
He added that Jordan and Morocco remain committed to implementing President Donald Trump's peace plan and to finding a political horizon for the Palestinian cause under the internationally recognized two-state solution, one that secures an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Akhrif said defending Jerusalem, supporting its residents and protecting its holy sites, while rejecting unilateral actions that alter its legal status and Arab-Islamic-Christian character, remains a top priority for Amman and Rabat, citing King Mohammed VI's chairmanship of the Al-Quds Committee and King Abdullah II's Hashemite Custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
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