Editing Foreign relations of Morocco (section)

===Asia===
Morocco's stance is supporting the search for peace in the [[Middle East]], encouraging [[Israeli–Palestinian peace process|Israeli–Palestinian negotiations]] and urging moderation on both sides.

Morocco maintains close relations with [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] states, which have provided Morocco with substantial amounts of financial assistance. Morocco was the first Arab state to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and sent troops to help defend Saudi Arabia. Morocco also was among the first Arab and Islamic states to denounce the [[September 11 attacks]] in the United States and declare solidarity with the American people in the war against terrorism. It has contributed to [[United Nations peacekeeping]] efforts on the continent. In recognition of its support for the [[War on Terrorism]], in June 2004 [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] designated Morocco as a [[major non-NATO ally]].

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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|28 August 1992
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 August 1992<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Morocco |url=https://www.mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/morocco |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Azerbaijan |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330224411/https://www.mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/morocco |url-status=live }}</ref>
See [[Azerbaijan–Morocco relations|Azerbaijan-Morocco relations]]

* Azerbaijan has an embassy in [[Rabat]] since 2005.
* Morocco has an embassy in [[Baku]].
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|{{flag|China}}||1 November 1958||See [[China–Morocco relations]]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 November 1958<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2018 |title=Interview: China-Morocco relations start new journey after 60 years of diplomatic ties |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/20/c_137545019.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105073551/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/20/c_137545019.htm |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=xinhuanet.com}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Indonesia}}||19 April 1960||See [[Indonesia-Morocco relations]]
* Indonesia and Morocco shared similarity as [[Muslim world|Muslim-majority countries]].
* Morocco praised Indonesia as a strong democratic nation, and pointed that both countries facing the same challenges of [[separatism]] and [[terrorism]].<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/01/24/moroccan-ambassador-says-democracy-ri-will-endure.html
 |title        = Moroccan ambassador says democracy in RI will endure
 |author       = Veeramalla Anjaiah and David Stone-Resneck
 |date         = 24 January 2009 <!-- , 3:35 PM
 -->
 |newspaper    = The Jakarta Post
 |access-date  = 14 June 2013
 |archive-date = 29 April 2015
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150429050147/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/01/24/moroccan-ambassador-says-democracy-ri-will-endure.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>
* Diplomatic relations were established in 1960. Indonesia has an embassy in [[Rabat]] and a consulate in [[Casablanca]], while Morocco has an embassy in Jakarta.
* both countries are members of the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]], [[Non-Aligned Movement|NAM]] and [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]].
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|{{flag|Iran}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Iran–Morocco relations]]

*Relations between Iran and Morocco have been relatively strained since the [[Iranian Revolution]], particularly regarding the "hard-line" leadership in Iran. Morocco first severed relations in 1980, following the Revolution, however it later re-established diplomatic relations in June 1992.<ref name=Yahoo/><ref name="jetty">{{cite news |title=Morocco severs relations with Iran |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/03/2009370303221419.html |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |access-date=2009-03-10 |archive-date=2009-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310005453/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/03/2009370303221419.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*On March 6, 2009, Morocco again severed diplomatic relations with Iran after comments made by an Iranian politician that [[Bahrain]] was historically part of Iran and as such still had a seat in the [[Majlis of Iran|Iranian Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Morocco cuts relations with Iran |work=BBC News |date=2009-03-06 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7929482.stm |access-date=2009-03-09 |archive-date=2009-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310135145/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7929482.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Morocco described the comments as an attempt to "alter the religious fundamentals of the kingdom",<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|title=Morocco severs relations with Iran |publisher=Yahoo News |date=2009-03-06 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_af/af_morocco_iran |access-date=2009-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310200447/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_re_af/af_morocco_iran |archive-date=March 10, 2009}}</ref> and accused [[Tehran]] of attempting to spread [[Shia Islam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Morocco severs Iran relations |work=Denver Post |date=2009-03-06 |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_11857167?source=rss |access-date=2009-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524100102/https://www.denverpost.com/ci_11857167?source=rss |archive-date=2011-05-24}}</ref> Morocco is a majority [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] country and Bahrain, despite having a large [[Shi'ite]] population, is ruled by a Sunni elite which has not allowed the Shi'ites into the power structure.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/morocco.iran/ |title=Iran says Morocco's move to cut ties harms unity |publisher=CNN |date=2009-03-07 |access-date=2009-03-09 |archive-date=2009-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311042256/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/morocco.iran/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Iran, a majority Shia country, reportedly has an interest in empowering the Shi'ites in Bahrain, and has called into question the legitimacy of [[Politics of Bahrain|Bahrain's King]], in order to raise its own status in the [[Persian Gulf]], which has strained relations between Morocco and Iran.<ref name="CNN" /><ref name=Yahoo/><ref name="jetty"/>
*Morocco cut diplomatic ties with Iran a third time in May 2018, over what Moroccan foreign minister [[Nasser Bourita]] said was Iranian support and arming of the Polisario Front. Relations were previously restored around 2014, although they have been gradually weak.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Morocco severs ties with Iran, accusing it of backing Polisario Front|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocco-iran-idUSKBN1I23VF|last1=ElJechtimi|first1=Ahmed|date=1 May 2018|access-date=15 April 2021|publisher=[[Reuters]]|last2=Laessing|first2=Ulf|last3=Jones|first3=Gareth|last4=King|first4=Larry|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426194751/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocco-iran-idUSKBN1I23VF|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->10 December 2020||See [[Israel–Morocco relations]]

*In 1986, then [[Hassan II|King Hassan II]] took the daring step of inviting then-Israeli Prime Minister [[Shimon Peres]] for talks, becoming only the second MENA leader to host an Israeli leader. Following the September 1993 signing of the [[Oslo Accords|Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles]], Morocco accelerated its economic ties and political contacts with [[Israel]]. In September 1994, Morocco and Israel announced the opening of bilateral liaison offices. These offices were closed in 2000 following sustained [[Second Intifada|Israeli–Palestinian violence]].
*On 10 December 2020, [[Israel–Morocco normalization agreement|Morocco agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Israel]] in exchange for the United States supporting Morocco's claim on [[Western Sahara]]. On the same day, the United States agreed to the sale of sophisticated drones to Morocco.<ref>[https://ca.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28K2R4 Exclusive: U.S. nears sale of four sophisticated drones to Morocco - sources]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As a result of the agreement, the Israeli liaison office was reopened in Rabat, with plans for an embassy underway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/333325/israel-reopens-diplomatic-liaison-office-in-morocco/|access-date=15 April 2021|date=26 January 2021|website=Morocco World News|last=Hatim|first=Yahia|title=Israel Reopens Diplomatic Liaison Office in Morocco|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415032517/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/333325/israel-reopens-diplomatic-liaison-office-in-morocco/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|26 October 1963
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 October 1963 when Mr. Al-Fatimi ibn Sulaiman presented his credentials as Ambassador of Morocco to Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.<ref name="Today in Kuwait's history"/>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1963||See [[Malaysia–Morocco relations]]

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1963.<ref name="Malaisie"/>

Malaysia has an embassy in Rabat,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/mar_rabat/home|title=Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Rabat|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia]]|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716214055/http://www.kln.gov.my/web/mar_rabat/home|url-status=live}}</ref> and Morocco has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.ma/en/marocrepresentationetranger.aspx?pays=MALAYSIA&id_pays=57|title=AMBASSADE DU MAROC : KUALA LUMPUR|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116140740/https://www.diplomatie.ma/en/marocrepresentationetranger.aspx?pays=malaysia&id_pays=57|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||19 August 1957||See [[Morocco–Pakistan relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 August 1957<ref name="Pakistan Quarterly - Volume 7"/>

Pakistan has an embassy in [[Rabat]] while Morocco also has its embassy in [[Islamabad]]. Both the countries have co-operated significantly since the past and continue to widely expand their relations, in the past Pakistan has said that it does not recognise [[Western Sahara]] and that its status is disputed and remains to be decided by [[United Nations resolutions]], but at the same time it gave the Moroccan point of view that it is an internal matter. Pakistan and Morocco enjoy friendly relationship based on deep religious and great human values commonly shared by both countries. These relations have grown to a large extent in recent years and thousands of Pakistanis visit Morocco annually.
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|{{Flag|Palestine}}
|31 January 1989
|See [[Morocco–Palestine relations]] and [[Foreign relations of the State of Palestine]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 January 1989<ref>''African Defence Journal Issues 101-112''. The Journal. 1989. p. 4.</ref>

*Morocco has an embassy in [[Gaza City|Gaza]].
*Palestine has an embassy in [[Rabat]].|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Philippines}}||27 December 1975||See [[Morocco-Philippines relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 December 1975<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jose D. Ingles |title=Philippine Foreign Policy |publisher=Lyceum of the Philippines |year=1982 |pages=124}}</ref>
*Morocco has an embassy in [[Manila]].
*The Philippines has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||6 July 1962||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 July 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=163 |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330224417/https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=163 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Morocco has an embassy in [[Seoul]]
*South Korea has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|4 October 1985
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1985<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Morocco and Thailand as of 4 Oct. 1985 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1639118?ln=en |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=digitallibrary.un.org |date=4 October 1985 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112033859/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1639118?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Morocco has an embassy in [[Bangkok]].
*Thailand has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||17 April 1956||See [[Morocco–Turkey relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 April 1956<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* [[Morocco]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in [[Rabat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rabat.be.mfa.gov.tr/|title=Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Rabat Büyükelçiliği|access-date=2020-10-20|archive-date=2017-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909042300/http://rabat.be.mfa.gov.tr/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.71 billion in 2018 (Moroccan exports/imports: 0.72/1.99 billion USD).<ref name="mfa.gov.tr">{{Cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-commercial-and-economic-relations-with-morocco.en.mfa| title=Turkey-Morocco Economic and Trade Relations| access-date=2020-10-20| archive-date=2018-10-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005142423/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-commercial-and-economic-relations-with-morocco.en.mfa| url-status=live}}</ref>
*114,155 Moroccan tourists visited Turkey in 2017.<ref name="mfa.gov.tr"/>
*[[Yunus Emre Institute]] has a local headquarters in [[Rabat]].
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|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|27 March 1961
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 March 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of countries which maintains diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (as April 2010) |url=https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/africa.aspx |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=lamdong.gov.vn |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907115422/https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/africa.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Morocco has an embassy in [[Hanoi]].
*Vietnam has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
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