"Morocco is a great friendly country and we support the territorial integrity of the Kingdom. This is a final and unchanging decision," he said during talks, on Tuesday in Asuncion, with speaker of the House representatives Habib El Malki.

Quoted by a statement from the House of Representatives, Alberto Castiglioni said that in terms of trade, Paraguay as a country which is predominantly agricultural "is very interested in Moroccan phosphates".

The Paraguayan official said that the South American Common Market (Mercosur) offers opportunities for Paraguay's friendly countries like Morocco.

For his part, El Malki, who will represent HM King Mohammed VI, on Wednesday in Asuncion, in the official inauguration ceremony of the new President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez, congratulated his interlocutor for his appointment as foreign minister of Paraguay.

In this regard, he underlined the relevance of Paraguay's political choices, which are in line with a South-South model of cooperation, expressing the Kingdom's willingness to promote its cooperation at the legislative level with the Mercosur Parliament, which is currently chaired by a Paraguay. 

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