"The United States continue to consider the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," the US Embassy in Rabat said in a press release following Mr. Harris’ talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita.

The senior US official, who was accompanied by his country's ambassador to Morocco, Mr. Puneet Talwar, also "reaffirmed the deep and historic partnership between the United States and Morocco."

Joshua Harris, whose visit to Rabat is part of a regional tour to "Morocco and Algeria", underlined the United States' appreciation of Morocco's crucial efforts face to a wide range of regional and global challenges, notably combating instability in the Sahel, supporting Libyan elections and promoting fair measures of freedom, security and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians.