26/08/2026
The Ambassador has just returned from a month in Australia for consultations and a vacation. First stop was the gateway to the Indian Ocean, Perth. A walk up to King’s Park gave a beautiful overview of the city and the magnificent Swan River.
The Moroccan Honorary Consul in Perth, Mr Edmund Damouni, graciously hosted the Ambassador at a reception, with tastes and accents of Morocco. The Ambassador had useful discussions with a range of contacts in Perth and was able to congratulate again Malik Lemzouri and the Moroccan Association of Perth for winning the award for best Moroccan association abroad at the 7th Civil Society Awards in Rabat in December 2025.
Productive meetings were held with his alma mater, University of Western Australia as well as StudyPerth, Western Australia to investigate options to deepen education cooperation; with Australian mining and energy companies and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, to discuss possibilities to increase engagement on minerals and energy; and the Western Australian Government on the range of options to strengthen trade and investment linkages between Western Australia and Morocco.