The President spent his final morning in Morocco meeting the Australian Ambassador to Morocco, His Excellency Michael Cutts. The previous evening, the President had the privilege of attending an official reception on the occasion of his visit to Morocco at the Residence of the Australian Ambassador. The Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Benalilou and senior officers of the Mediator Institution were also guests of honour at this event.
The President was honoured that the Ambassador and Director for Asian Affairs and Oceania of the Kingdom of Morocco, His Excellency Abdelkader El Ansari attended, as did Ministre Déléguée Chargée de la Transition Numérique et de la Réforme de l'Administration, Ghita Mezzour, PhD. It was a great pleasure for the President to discuss matters of strong mutual interest with these deeply impressive and accomplished representatives of their country. The President was further honoured that the Pakistan Ambassador to Morocco, His Excellency Hamid Asghar Khan; Indonesian Ambassador to Morocco, His Excellency H. Hasrul Azwar, MM and Korean Ambassador to Morocco, His Excellency Keeyong Chung attended. With each Ambassador, President Field discussed the deeply valued relationships that Western Australia and Australia share with Korea, Indonesia and Pakistan as well as matters of importance to the role of the Ombudsman.
“I thank each Ambassador sincerely and particularly thank his Excellency for organising this very special event. His Excellency is an outstanding contributor to the success of the Moroccan/Australian relationship and could not have been more gracious to me both before and during my visit to Morocco. I also wish to thank my friend, the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco, for the extraordinary level of attention he provided for my official visit to Morocco. I can also say without even a moment of hesitation, the people of Morocco are among the most hospitable, friendly and joyous people of any that I have met around the world. It has been my great privilege to spend time with them this past week” said President Field.
Source: The Office of the IOI President and Western Australian Ombudsman