Foreign Minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri welcomed the Secretary of State to the Kingdom and mentioned her meetings with His Majesty the King at Ouarzazate where it was decided to strengthen bilateral relations even further. The Foreign Minister said that there will be a continued strong impetus to the bilateral relations between Morocco and the United States "which will deepen and strengthen our partnership and give a new dimension to our strategic political dialogue between Rabat and Washington with regard to the regional situation as a whole especially the African Continent and the Middle East. "

Secretary of State Clinton said that it was wonderful to be back in Morocco, "a country with such an extraordinary history and culture". She recalled the long history of US Moroccan relations and that the Treaty of Peace and Friendship which has been in force since 1787. Her meeting with Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri covered the shared goal of "strengthening stability and prosperity throughout North Africa and the Middle East". She looked forward the Forum for the Future and working on issues such as "regional security, economic development, religious tolerance and reforms" adding that "they require a broad coalition of likeminded people who translate laws into lasting change".

She emphasised her appreciation of the opportunity to see His Majesty King Mohammed VI and that "in common with many countries the United States have watched with great admiration the progress that Morocco has achieved under his leadership and the democratically elected Government of Morocco" She remarked that "new opportunities had been created for people to participate fully in the political, social and economic life of their country ". She praised the reforms on women's rights and freedoms which have enabled them to strengthen democratic institutions and accelerate economic growth. She also noted that this had been achieved amid an environment of religious tolerance.

She also mentioned the launch of the King's renewable energy initiative which will include American solar and steam technology which would help bring clean energy to Morocco. She also discussed with His Majesty the Free Trade Agreement, the Millenium Challenge Corporation, the Peace Corps economic initiatives, and their joint-government work against terrorism, anti narcotics, people trafficking, and promoting human rights and regional stability.

She said that she had come to Morocco "to echo and amplify President Obama's message of partnership and respect, and we will work together to advance our shared goals of security, prosperity and opportunity".

In response to a question on her discussions with His Majesty King Mohammed and her assessment of Morocco's democracy, human rights and governance, she said that significant progress had been made in Morocco in the last ten years and she discussed how to continue this progress and deepen their bilateral relationship. They covered regional and international issues which concerned both nations. She recalled that during her husband's time in office they had hosted His Majesty the King at the White House and got to know each other's families so they have a firm friendship which is important to her.

She was asked if she had reissued her confidence building appeal for steps towards Arab governments gathered in Marrakech. She felt that none of the leaders characterised her remarks as a change of position. They discussed what it was that Israel is offering which she believed to be unprecedented. The US government had not changed its opinion that it does not believe that settlements are legitimate and have stated this often to all parties. She felt that not all her counterparts understood that what the Israeli government was offering "would be an end to all new settlement activity in the West Bank, it would end appropriation; it would mean an end to any permits or approvals". Whilst this was not enough it was fair to characterise it as unprecedented. "It holds out the promise of moving closer to a two state solution". Her goal is to give the Palestinians their own state and "to have sovereignty over their future". She was continuing her consultations in the region with the strong commitment of President Obama, herself and Senator Mitchell and she would be travelling on to Egypt.

She respponded to a question regarding autonomy in the Sahara and she reaffirmed that there had been no US government change on policy that the Moroccan initiative for autonomy in the Sahara is serious and credible.

The final question on Iran regarding the shippment of LEU outside its borders and whether it would follow through with this. She said that they had had a good discussion about Iran and that she had updated the GCC + 3 members on this. Russia, France, China, Germany, the United Kingdom and the EU are absolutely united on this question and they are continuing to press Iran to accept the proposal that has been made and to which they have agreed in principle. The IEA had to also continue its work. She hoped that everyone could move forward to work with Iran on a full range of issues including the nuclear issue as well as other matters.

Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri called for Iran to respect and have good relations with other nations and to respect other countries and abide by coventions involving the whole region so that the region could enjoy peace and stability and Iran could participate in the joint development effort.