MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Moroccan exports to Russia have increased in the last six months and the North-African country hopes to sustain this trend into the future, Morocco's Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid told Sputnik.
"In the last half a year [Morocco] has increased its export to Russia and we hope the commodities exchange will develop [further] as it is still insufficient," the minister said.
On March 15-16, King Mohammed VI of Morocco made an official visit to Russia, during which he discussed bilateral cooperation and international issues in the meetings with the Russian leadership. The sides signed a number of agreements and memorandums in various spheres.
Since 1998 Russia has been the second largest importer of Moroccan agriculture products after the European Union.
