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The History of the Japan-Morocco Relations

1956: Diplomatic relations between Japan and Morocco was established

1960: Trading Arrangement between Japan and Morocco

1961: Japanese Embassy opened in Morocco

1965: Moroccan Embassy opened in Japan

1985: Fisheries Agreement between Japan and Morocco

2005: Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma, Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan visited Japan

2005: Her Royal Highness Princess of Morocco, Lalla Amina visited Japan

2005:  Fathallah OUALALOU, Minister of Finance and Economy of Morocco, visited Japan

2005 November: His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI visited Japan (State visit)

2006: Mohamed LAENSER, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries of Morocco, visited Japan

2006: Mohammed BOUSSAÏD, Minister for Public Sector Modernization of Morocco visited Japan

2006 June: Mohamed BENAISSA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2008:  Abbas EL FASSI, Prime Minister of Morocco visited Japan (TICAD IV)

2008: Ahmed Reda CHAMI, Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies of Morocco visited Japan

2008: Amina BENKHADRA, Minister of Energy, Mine, Water and Environment of Morocco visited Japan

2009: Koichi TAKEMASA, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2009: Akiko SANTO, Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan visited Morocco

2010: Aziz AKHENOUCH, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Maritime Fisheries of Morocco visited Japan

2010: Yasue FUNAYAMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan visited Morocco

2012: Saad Dine EL OTMANI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2012: Nizar BARAKA, Minister of Economy and Finance of Morocco visited Japan

2012: Kazuyuki HAMADA, Parliamentay Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2012: Hiroyuki ISHIGE, Director of JETRO of Japan visited Morocco

2012 March: Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Dr. Saad Dine El Otmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco 

2012 March: Courtesy Call by Dr. Saad Dine El Otmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, on Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda 

2012 May: Koichiro GEMBA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2013: Kenji KOSAKA, President of the Morocco-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League visited Morocco

2013: Saad Dine EL OTMANI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2013: Mohamed Najib BOULIF, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of General Affairs and Governance of Morocco visited Japan

2013: Abdelkader AMARA, Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies of Morocco visited Japan

2013: Mbarka BOUAIDA, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

2013: Mamoun BOUHADHOUD, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Industry, Trade, investment and the Digital Economy for SMEs and the integration of the informal sector of Morocco visited Japan

2013: Shunichi YAMAGUCHI, Vice-Minister for Finance of Japan visited Morocco

2013 June: Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers meeting 

2014: Aziz RABBAH, Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics of Morocco visited Japan

2014: Mohamed Cheikh BIADILLAH, Chairman of the House of Councillors of Morocco visited Japan

2014: Aziz AKHANNOUCH, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Morocco visited Japan

2014: Her Royal Highness of Morocco, Princess Lalla Hasna visited Japan

2014: Nobuo KISHI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Akihiko TANAKA, President of JICA visited Morocco

2014: Hiroyuki ISHIGE, Chairman & CEO of JETRO visited Morocco

2015: Mohamed Najib BOULIF, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics, for Transport of Morocco visited Japan

2015: Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2016: Moulay Hafid EL ALAMY, Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy of Morocco visited Japan

2016: Yoshio HAYASHI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Morocco

2016: Yoji Muto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2016: Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2016: Koichi YAMAMOTO, Minister of the Environment of Japan visited Morocco

2016 May: Meetings between State Minster for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoji Muto and Moroccan Dignitaries 

2017: Moulay Hafid EL ALAMY, Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy of Morocco visited Japan

2017: Othmane El FERDAOUS, Secretary of State to the Minisier of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, responsible for investment of Morocco visited Japan

2017: Chuichi DATE, Speaker of the House of Counsilors of Japan visited Morocco

2017: Shinichi KITAOKA, President of JICA visited Morocco

2017: Hirofumi NAKASONE, President of the Morocco-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association visited Morocco

2017: Masahisa SATO, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2017 April: Shunsuke TAKEI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2017 August: Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 

2018 January: Takao MAKINO, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan visited Morocco

2018 February: Mbarka BOUAIDA, State Secretary for Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forest, in charge of Fisheries of Morocco visited Japan

2018 April: Mounia Boucetta, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2018 May: Othmane El FERDAOUS, Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and the Digital Economy, in charge of Investment of Morocco visited Japan

2018 June: Tadahiko ITO, State Minister of the Enviroment of Japan visited Morocco (the 1st Annual Meeting of the African Clean Cities Platform)

2018 October: Susumu HAMAMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan visited Morocco (Second OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) global conference on antimicrobial resistance and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in animals)

2018 October: Mohcine JAZOULI, Minister delegate to the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of African Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2018 November: Her Royal Highness Princess of Morocco, Lalla Hasna visited Japan (2018 Goi Peace Award Laureate)

2018 December: Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 

2018 December: Foreign Minister of Japanm Kono Pays a Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Saad Dine EL OTMANI, Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco 

2018 December: Norikazu SUZUKI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco (The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration)

2018 December: Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco

2019 February: Commencement of negotiations for the tax convention with the Kingdom of Morocco 

2019 June:  Moulay Hafid EL ALAMY, Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy of Morocco, Mr. Othmane El FERDAOUS, Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and the Digital Economy, in charge of Investment of Morocco visited Japan

2019 August: Nasser BOURITA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan

2019 August: Japan-Morocco Foreign Minister’s Meeting (Luncheon) 

2019 August: Mohcine JAZOULI, Minister delegate to the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in charge of African Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan (TICAD7)

2019 September: Japan-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship League visited Morocco

2019 September: Hirofumi NAKASONE, President of the League, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco

2019 September: Yuichiro HATA, Secretary-General of the League, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco

2019 September: Yosuke TSURUHO, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco

2019 September: Masako MORI, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco

2019 September: Takeyuki WATANABE, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco (official visit organized by the House of Counsellors of Morocco)

2019 September: Teruhiko MASHIKO, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco

2019 September: Yoshinori SUEMATSU, Member of the House of Counsellors of Japan visited Morocco (Arab and Asian Parliamentarians’ Meeting and Study Visit on Population and Development for ICPD+25)

2019 October: Agreement in Principle on Tax Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Morocco 

2019 October: Meeting between Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe and H.R.H. Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco 

2019 October: His Royal Highness Prince of Morocco, Moulay Rachid of Morocco visited Japan (Enthronement Ceremony)

2019 December: Abdallah JANATI, Director General of the National Office of Food Safety of Morocco visited Japan

2020: Tax Convention between Japan and Morocco

2020 January: Signing of Tax Convention between Japan and Morocco 

2020 January: Signing of the Japan-Morocco Investment Agreement 

2020 January: Keisuke SUZUKI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco (The 5th Japan-Morocco Joint Committee)

2020 February: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Shinichi NAKATANI visited Morocco (The Public and Private Sector Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa)

2022 February: CEO & Chairman of JETRO of Japan, Nobuhiko SASAKI visited Morocco

2022 May: Senior Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Arata TAKEBE visited Morocco

2022 June: Mohcine JAZOULI, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies of Morocco visited Japan

2022 June: State Minister of Finance of Japan, Satoshi OIE visited Morocco

2022 September: Japan-Morocco Summit Meeting 

2022 September: Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Video Conference 

2022 September: Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government of Morocco visited Japan

2022 October: Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, and Social and Solidarity Economy of Morocco visited Japan

2022 December: Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kenji YAMADA visited Morocco

2023: JETRO held the "Japan-Morocco Business Forum" in Casablanca, Morocco

2023 March: Rachid Talbi El Alami, Speaker of the house of Representatives of Morocco visited Japan

2023 April: Riad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade of Morocco visited Japan

2023 September: Abdellatif Miraoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of Morocco visited Japan

2023 September: Japan-Morocco Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 

2023 October: Minister of Finance of Japan, Shunichi SUZUKI visited Morocco

Source

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

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