Putin, Moroccan King discuss cooperation, settlement of situation around Western Sahara
MOSCOW. April 12 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a telephone conversation with Moroccan King Mohammed VI, at the initiative of the Moroccan side, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.
"The national leaders have discussed in detail the joint efforts on implementation of the results of the official visit of Moroccan King to Russia, that took place in March, 2016. The parties stressed an interest in the further enhancement of the bilateral cooperation in all principal directions," the press service said in a release.
Besides, the two leaders touched on some hot topics on the international and the regional agenda, with an emphasis on the settlement of the situation around Western Sahara. "Vladimir Putin emphasized, in particular, that it is very important to make further collective efforts under the aegis of the UN, in order to achieve a just, long-term and mutually agreeable political solution to the Western Saharan problem," the Kremlin said.
