RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has not made a formal request to join the BRICS grouping and will not attend its summit in South Africa, state news agency ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSRABAT - Morocco has not made a formal request to join the BRICS grouping and will not attend its summit in South Africa, state news agency MAP said on Saturday.
"South Africa allowed itself to speak about Morocco's ties with the BRICS without prior consultation," it said. South Africa's diplomatic support for the Algeria-backed Polisario front, which seeks to establish an independent state in Western Sahara, a territory Morocco considers as its own, has strained relations between the two countries.
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