Madrid - King Juan Carlos of Spain received this Wednesday at the Royal palace of Madrid, Morocco's new ambassador, Mohamed Fadel Benyaich, who handed him his credentials as ambassador of King Mohammed VI to Spain.
The meeting took place in the presence of Spanish foreign minister, José Manuel Garcia-Margallo.
According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, this is the first time since February 2012 that King Juan Carlos receives news Ambassadors accredited to Spain. Benyaich was received by the Spanish monarch along with the Ambassadors of Thailand, Oman, Indonesia and the Czech Republic and Malaysia.
Benyaich replaces Ahmed Ould Souilem, a former prominent figure in the Polisario, who was appointed Morocco’s Ambassador to Spain in 2010.
The post of Morocco’s Ambassador to Madrid is a highly sensitive responsibility and King Mohammed VI has often made sure to nominate people who enjoy their trust and know closely the complexities of the relations between Morocco and Spain.