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.

//Petra// NQ