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New Iranian envoy to Morocco assumes duties after 6-year rift

January 30, 2015 at 1:23 pm

Mohammed Taqi Moayed, Iran’s new ambassador to Rabat, has assumed his duties in the Moroccan capital after six years of severed diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In a statement, the Moroccan foreign ministry said that Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar finalised Moayed’s accreditation.

He expressed readiness to cooperate with Moayed on “any new initiatives that aim to enhance bilateral relations”.

In 2009, Rabat cut ties with Tehran who it had accused of interfering in Morocco’s religious affairs and undermining the kingdom’s Sunni doctrine.

Local media reports had said that Mezouar and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif agreed over a year ago to take steps to resume diplomatic relations, after Rabat invited Tehran to attend the Jerusalem Committee session which was held in Marrakech.