Rabat – Morocco’s National Library in Rabat hosted an exhibition highlighting Morocco and Serbia’s historical relations throughout the decades.
The exhibition brings together several archival documents, photographs, and a video sequence dating back to 1961 when the then president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, visited Morocco.
The exhibition is part of several events that intend to commemorate Morocco and Serbia’s 65th anniversary of establishing diplomatic and political relations.
“Yugoslavia at that time, or Serbia today, was the biggest supporters of the Moroccan liberation movement who supported Morocco’s independence,” said Serbian Ambassador to Morocco Ivan Bauer in a statement to Le360.
In consortium with the exhibition, the public archives institutions in Morocco and Serbia signed a memorandum on March 15 to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
The memorandum was signed by the director of Maroc Archive Jamaa Baida and his Serbian counterpart Milan Terzi at a ceremony also attended by the Serbian Ambassador Bauer.
In his speech, Baida stressed that the memorandum testifies to the long-standing diplomatic relations between Morocco and Yugoslavia, which have been maintained and strengthened with Serbia.
He noted that the agreement came to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions as the archives component “has not kept pace with the evolution [of the two countries’ historical ties].”
Meanwhile, his Serbian counterpart Terzi stressed his hope for the bilateral agreement to consolidate cooperation between his country and Morocco, emphasizing that the existing archives feature the shared and decades-long history of the two nations’ relationship.
With this year marking a milestone in Morocco-Serbia relations, the two countries pledge to further boost their already flourishing cooperation in several fields.
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