At the invitation of Fatima Zougah, Member of the House of Councillors of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Saulekul Sailaukyzy, visited the city of Ifrane and the province of the same name in the Fès-Meknès region, located in the Middle Atlas, where she held a number of engaging and substantive meetings.

The visit began with a tour of the Cultural Center of the city of Azrou. This was followed by familiarization visits to the agricultural cooperative “Assafae” and the National Center of Hydrobiology and Fish Farming. The Ambassador also met with the Deputy Mayor of Ifrane and the President of Al Akhawayn University.

During the trip, several interesting and noteworthy facts were highlighted:

- Similar to Kazakh traditions, in Morocco there is a custom of washing one’s hands with water before and after a meal when receiving guests.

- At the fish farming center, sturgeon species imported from the Caspian Sea are artificially bred. We were informed that the specimens we observed had been caught in the Caspian Sea during their migration between Russia and Iran.

- Morocco is home to the Barbary macaque, a primate adapted to cold climates and capable of moving across snow in winter. These monkeys inhabit cedar forests and can be seen in snow-covered areas of the country during the winter season.