Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the House of Representatives Election in Morocco

November 30, 2011
Japanese

Japan welcomes that, on Friday, November 25, the House of Representatives election was conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco without major confusion and in a peaceful manner.
Japan hopes that, under the new government led by the Justice and Development Party which became the leading party, steady progress will be made on various reforms in Morocco.
Japan intends to continue to provide support for Morocco's political reforms and economic development.

(* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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