Morocco and Egypt to Cooperate to Promote Moderate Islam

posted on: Feb 3, 2015

After the recent controversy between Rabat and Cairo, which ended with a letter sent from President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to King Mohammed VI on January 16, Egypt’s Ambassador to Rabat, Ahmed Ihab Jamal al-Din, has affirmed that relations between Cairo and Rabat have restored their “positive momentum.”

The Egyptian Ambassador said in an interview with CBC that Morocco and Egypt are “looking forward to promoting cooperation in different areas,” including with respect to economics and in supporting moderate Islam to stop the growth of terrorism in the region.

The Ambassador reportedly added that Morocco’s King Mohammed VI welcomed the idea of setting up an area for Egyptian companies at the Mediterranean port of Tangier, as well as a reciprocal Moroccan zone at the Suez Canal.

The Egyptian Ambassador said that several Moroccan economic actors would take part in the upcoming Sharm el-Sheikh economic conference, with the goal of increasing bilateral trade between the two countries, which currently stands at about $700 million per year.

The Ambassador went on to affirm the strong spiritual relations between the two countries, mainly in terms of Sufism. Many Egyptians recently traveled to Morocco to attend the meeting of “Zaouia of Boutchichia.” The Ambassador urged the media to “focus on and highlight these common treasures.”

Source: www.moroccoworldnews.com