Relationship dossier
Morocco
Russia
Relationship assessment
Morocco and Russia maintain a strategic partnership with continuing economic and political engagement.
Morocco toward Russia
+35Morocco signed a strategic partnership declaration with Russia in 2016 and pursued agreements to expand bilateral cooperation during King Mohammed VI's visit to Moscow.
Russia toward Morocco
+35Russia signed a strategic partnership declaration with Morocco in 2016 and pursued agreements to expand bilateral cooperation during King Mohammed VI's visit to Moscow.
Overall relationship
+35The 2016 strategic partnership declaration and associated agreements provide a durable framework for bilateral engagement. Economic and political dialogue support a cooperative relationship, although the depth and implementation of the arrangements are not clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Morocco and Russia have maintained active government relations, including a 2016 declaration of a strategic partnership and agreements expanding bilateral cooperation. Their engagement has included regular economic and political dialogue. The partnership is substantive but its practical scope and implementation are not clear enough to characterize it as especially close.
Key developments
Morocco and Russia signed a declaration establishing a strategic partnership and concluded agreements to expand bilateral cooperation during King Mohammed VI's visit to Moscow.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and current scope of the 2016 partnership arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government cooperation across sectors is uncertain.