{"id":82281,"date":"2016-11-17T00:23:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T22:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/australia-to-open-an-embassy-in-morocco\/"},"modified":"2016-11-17T00:23:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T22:23:12","slug":"australia-to-open-an-embassy-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/australia-to-open-an-embassy-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia to open an Embassy in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/australia-to-open-an-embassy-in-morocco?lang=en\">Australia to open an Embassy in Morocco<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Statement attributable to the&nbsp;Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Today I announce the Government&rsquo;s intention to open an Australian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, with the agreement from the Moroccan Government, as part of our commitment to expanding Australia&rsquo;s diplomatic network.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>An embassy in Morocco is an important addition to Australia&rsquo;s diplomatic network in Africa, a region of considerable commercial interest to Australia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Morocco is a rapidly industrialising economy and there is significant opportunity to expand Australia&rsquo;s trade and investment links, including in food and agriculture, infrastructure planning and sustainable development, mining, oil and gas, and health.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The new Embassy will also facilitate enhanced collaboration on counter-terrorism and other security issues. Australia values Morocco&rsquo;s significant role in international efforts to fight international terrorism and extremism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The two countries enjoy strong people-to-people links, with many thousands of Australians visiting Morocco each year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Government hopes to open the Embassy in the 2017\/2018 financial year contingent upon identifying a suitable location and office fit-out.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/5cf3364a50b184a\/200\/70\" alt=\"Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/australia-to-open-an-embassy-in-morocco?lang=en\">APO &#8211; Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia to open an Embassy in Morocco: Statement attributable to the&nbsp;Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP: Today I announce the Government&rsquo;s intention to open an Australian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, with the agreement from the Moroccan Government, as part of our commitment to expanding Australia&rsquo;s diplomatic network. 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