The presidency had earlier announced that Buhari would be embarking on the trip to Morocco.The President on Sunday, June 10, arrived Morocco from Abuja, Nigeria where he travelled on a two-day working visit. Arriving at the country, photographs have shown King Mohammed VI holding a ceremonial welcome for the Nigerian leader at the Mechouar of the royal palace of Rabat.
Bashir Ahmed, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on New Media, via a tweet said the President’s grand arrival on Sunday was aired live on eight Television Station in Morocco. President Buhari also observed Iftar, one of the religious observances of the Ramadan with King Mohammed, at the Royal Palace.
President Buhari’s meeting with the King of Morocco is targeted at discussing socio-economic matters affecting the two countries.The focus of the meeting would also be on strengthening existing agreements on the fertilizer industry, education cooperation, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and establishing a basic chemical platform to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and support Morocco’s diammonium phosphate industry.
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