Moroccan Delegation Makes Visit to Dominican Republic

By: - December 9th, 2013

Above: the Moroccan delegation with Dominican President Danilo Medina

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina last week with the vice president of the Chamber of Representatives of Morocco, Abdelwahed Alansari.

He was part of a delegation from the North African country that included Ouadia Benabdellah, a member of the chamber.

The Moroccan officials concluded their visit to the Dominican Republic on Friday.

The purpose of the visit was to “strengthen parliamentary cooperation” with Dominican lawmakers, according to a government statement.

Morocco has been steadily developing its ties with the Caribbean region, most notably with Eastern Caribbean countries such as St Lucia and Dominica.

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