Moroccan-Spanish relations 'are good and will always be', Zapatero

Oujda, July 11 - Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, underlined, Friday in Oujda (540km northeast of Rabat), that Moroccan-Spanish relations "are good and will always be."

Speaking at a joint press conference with his Moroccan counterpart, Abbas El Fassi, at the end of his work visit to Morocco, Zapatero deemed "very positive and fruitful" his talks with King Mohammed of Morocco, noting that "there is a dialogue of friendship and trust between Morocco and Spain at all levels."

The Spanish PM also announced that the Moroccan-Spanish high-level committee will convene next November in Madrid.

Zapatero, who arrived in Morocco earlier today in his first visit since his re-election as head of the Spanish government, was leading a delegation that included mainly Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, Secretary General of the Government Presidency, Bernardino Leon, State Secretary for External Affairs, Angel Losada and State Secretary in charge of communication, Nieves Goicoechea.