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Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita received on Friday in Rabat newly appointed UK ambassador to Morocco Mr. Alex Pinfield OBE who presented copies of his credentials to the minister.
Mr Pinfield has been in the Diplomatic Service for over 25 years, with a career focused across Asia and the Middle East. Prior to his appointment in Morocco, his roles have included Head of Iran Unit and Head of China Department. His previous overseas postings have been in China, Iran, Australia, as well as Deputy Chief of Mission in Afghanistan.
Mr. Alex Pinfield OBE replaces Ambassador Simon Martin. The arrival of a new British ambassador comes after UK joined its major Western allies, the United States and France, in supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty.
It also comes at a time Moroccan-British economic, security and cultural cooperation is gaining momentum in a new geostrategic landscape.
New U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Benjamin Ziff has also arrived lately in Morocco ahead of U.S. Senate confirmation of Trump’s nominee Ambassador to Morocco Richard Duke Buchan III.
It seems the pieces of diplomatic puzzle started fitting together before the October meeting of the UN Security Council which is expected to take pivotal decisions on the five-decade long Sahara issue.
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