HM the King to Pay Official Visit to China as of Wednesday

PERSISMA – HM King Mohammed VI will pay an official visit to China as of Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at the invitation of the Chinese president, H.E. Xi Jinping, the Ministry of Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced Monday.

During this visit, the Sovereign will hold talks with Chinese President, the ministry underlined in a statement, adding that the two Heads of State will chair a signing ceremony of several bilateral agreements.

The King will also meet with several Chinese senior officials, the source added. During the visit, a Strategic Partnership between Morocco and China will be launched.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI upcoming visit will certainly mark a historical turning point in the relations between China and Morocco and will give new impetus to the existing ties between the two countries, founded on mutual trust and solidarity.

China and Morocco established diplomatic relations on November 1958. Since then the political relations between China and Morocco have been developing steadily and smoothly.

The two countries share the close or similar views on many international issues. The trade relationship between the two nations developed steadily. Mutually beneficial cooperation in fisheries, communications, and project contracting continued to deepen. Cooperation in finance and new energy gradually unfolded. Exchanges and cooperation in culture, sports, education and military fields also continued to expand.