King Mohammed VI of Morocco on
Wednesday had a telephone conversation with President Muhammad Buhari in
London, where the Nigerian president is on vacation.
A statement issued in Abuja on
Thursday by President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
Adesina, said the king initiated the call.
Mr. Adesina stated that the
Moroccan leader asked after the president’ s health and expressed satisfaction
at his rate of improvement.
According to him, the two leaders
also discussed the current stage of the Morocco-Nigeria Atlantic crude oil
pipeline project.
He noted that the king thanked Mr.
Buhari for Nigeria’s support in returning Morocco to the African Union and
notified him of Morocco’s request to join the Economic Community for West
African States (ECOWAS).
“The Moroccan king also expressed
intention to make the Rabat-Abuja strategic partnership a framework for regular
consultation and cooperation on African issues of mutual interest to both
countries.”
He said President Buhari thanked
the Moroccan King for the phone call, saying he looked forward to deepening relations
between both countries. (NAN)
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