Vietnam - Morocco: 63 years of diplomatic relatiosn

The two countries officially established diplomatic relations on March 27, 1961, a few years after Morocco had officially obtained its independence from French forces.

The two countries have enjoyed healthy and positive bilateral relations ever since, with delegation visits happening between the two, such as Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visiting Morocco in 2004 and Moroccan Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi’s visit to Vietnam in 2008, meetings which opened the doors to many cooperation agreements.

Morocco and Vietnam have signed visa exemptions for some of their passport holders, and trade and investment agreements, and they have cooperated in many fields like economy, culture, and technology.

The cooperation between the two does not stop on the bilateral level, as the two work together in the context of several international and regional organizations.

These ties and cooperation also show up in the educational sector. Both countries offer scholarships to their students every year to study in the other, with some Vietnamese students heading to Mohammed V University in Rabat, and Moroccans studying at Hanoi National University in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.