Rabat, April 16 -- Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita finished his tour of five Gulf countries, excluding the United Arab Emirates .

On March 28, Bourita and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi held a joint press conference to address Morocco's diplomatic relationships in the Gulf as well as the situation in Libya.

Bourita focused on the historical roots of Morocco's relationships with the Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. According to Bourita, Morocco has and continues to seek to preserve and strengthen those relationships. Unfortunately, Morocco does not always agree with those countries with regards to policy.

Bourita focused on the message that, to Morocco, foreign policy is a matter of sovereignty ...