U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) arrives at the Ministry of Youth and Sports to attend a Peace Corps volunteer swearing-in ceremony in Rabat April 4, 2014. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
RABAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday encouraged Morocco to push on with political and economic reforms as the United States looks to expand commercial ties with the only African country to enjoy a U.S. free trade deal.
While leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya were toppled by Arab Spring revolts in 2011, Morocco weathered popular unrest by raising social spending, introducing limited constitutional reforms and bringing forward elections.
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