BEVERLY HILLS, March 02, (THEWILL) – King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari, who is presently on an extended medical leave in London.
Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, disclosed that the king initiated the call.
Adesina stated that Mohammed VI asked after the President’s health and expressed satisfaction at his rate of improvement.
He stated that both leaders also discussed the current stage of the Morocco-Nigeria Atlantic crude oil pipeline project.
He disclosed that the king thanked 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.”
According to Adesina, his principal thanked the Moroccan King for the phone call, saying he looks forward to deepening relations between the two countries.
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