Mutual visa exemption between Morocco and Azerbaijan will enter into force soon

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, took advantage of his presence at the 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which began on Saturday in the Gambian capital, Banjul, to sign an agreement with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, regarding mutual visa exemption for passport holders. normal from both countries.

This step was expected after Hespress Bahr Al-Osboa learned, from a responsible diplomatic source, that it was programmed within the agenda of the foreign authorities for these days, especially to bring the Azerbaijani citizen closer to the Moroccan destination, which is launching a national tourism strategy to attract more than 17.5 million tourists by 2026.

In this regard, an official source within the Moroccan diplomatic representation in Azerbaijan said, “This agreement came as a result of joint efforts by the government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in order to develop tourism between the two countries,” stressing that “the visa exemption will not enter into force immediately, but will require A short time until all procedures are completed; “It will happen very soon.”

The source who spoke to Hespress called on the National Tourism Office, and the government sector responsible for the field, to “pay attention to the Azerbaijani tourist and place it within the national strategy, given its strategic importance to the sector,” stressing that “the Moroccan diplomatic mission in Baku is ready to assist Moroccan travel agencies to conduct a study of the Azerbaijani market, and how to Attracting this tourist and urging him to choose the destination of Morocco.”

The same spokesman pointed out that “Morocco has a positive reputation in the Eurasian country, and this exemption is expected to contribute to strengthening and developing the relationship between the two countries at all levels,” noting that “the agreements signed by Morocco with Azerbaijan will be of great benefit to the two countries in all the areas covered.” , including the Moroccan tourism economy.”