U.S. Under Sec. Of State Says U.S.-Morocco Partnership 'More Important' Than Ever, Reiterates Support for Western Sahara Autonomy Plan, Cites Moroccan Reforms

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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calling Morocco "a model of economic, social, and political reform," William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs for the U.S. State Department, met with Morocco's Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri in Rabat Sunday, where he underscored the importance of U.S.-Morocco relations in the current regional unrest, and reaffirmed U.S. backing of Morocco's autonomy plan to resolve the Western Sahara dispute.

"The partnership between the United States, Morocco and the Moroccan people is a very high priority for President Obama and Secretary Clinton," said Burns at a joint press briefing with Fassi Fihri in Rabat. "It's never been more important than at this moment."

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U.S. Under Sec. Of State Says U.S.-Morocco Partnership 'More Important' Than Ever, Reiterates Support for Western Sahara Autonomy Plan, Cites Moroccan Reforms

Burns reiterated U.S. support for Morocco's compromise solution to resolve the decades-long Western Sahara conflict: "The United States c...

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