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Morocco agrees to bring back migrants deported from Germany

Xinhua, September 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Morocco and Germany reached an agreement that Morocco will bring back its migrants deported from Germany, local media reported on Thursday.

The deal was reached over the phone between Morocco's King Mohammed VI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, the Moroccan daily Le Matin said, citing a statement from the king's office.

Morocco will send its interior minister and a team of experts to Germany to process the deal, it said.

The kingdom also promised to manage migration in a rational way, according to the statement.

The deal comes as the German government is facing increasing domestic pressure over the refugee issue.

Merkel accepted King Mohammed VI's invitation to pay an official visit to the country in early 2017. Endit