RABAT, May 9 (KUNA) — Moroccan King Mohammed VI received on Thursday a phone call from U.S. President Barack Obama, the royal office said.
This important phone call came following an exchange of letters between the two heads of state, according to a statement released by the office.
On April 12, Moroccan King Mohammed VI sent President Obama a letter stressing the significance of the Moroccan Sahara issue for the Kingdom of Morocco and the risks that would be entailed by any alteration in the mandate of the UN Sahara mission (MINURSO), it said.
The U.S. president sent a reply letter to the Moroccan leader on April 18, 2013, it added.
During the phone conversation, the two leaders hailed the positive results of the exchange of letters, and agreed to step up political talks in this respect, the statement said.
They also agreed to further promote and develop Moroccan-U.S. cooperative relations, especially in defense, security and terrorism.
Furthermore, the U.S. president invited the Moroccan King to visit Washington in the course of 2013, while the King invited Obama to visit Morocco, the statement noted.
