New Delhi, March 3: Diplomat Rajesh Vaishnaw has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Morocco, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.

Vaishnaw, a 1996-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently the High Commissioner of India to Malta. Indian Couple, Quarantined in Maldives After Husband Tests Positive For COVID-19, Asks For Help From India's Ministry of External Affairs.

He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said in a brief statement. The appointment comes at a time when India-Morocco ties are witnessing an upswing.

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