Day: April 20, 2024

Rabat – Morocco and Belgium are united by a shared past, present and future, stressed, on Friday in Rabat, minister-president of the Brussels-Capital region government, Rudi Vervoort.

In a statement to the press following his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, Vervoort highlighted the partnership and distinguished ties uniting the two countries, as well as the solid friendship that cements their common future.

The talks covered a number of issues of common interest, including relations between Morocco and Belgium, in particular with the Brussels-Capital region, which has the largest Belgian-Moroccan diaspora in the country, he noted.

“A few months ago, we celebrated the 21st anniversary of the cooperation and partnership agreement with the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region”, he recalled, adding that exchange, cooperation and best practice programs have been set up to strengthen ties between the two regions, which are experiencing fairly similar dev
elopment.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Bamako – The Kingdom of Morocco is one of the friendly countries on which Mali relies to pursue its reconstruction and stabilization, Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, said.

Receiving the Moroccan delegation which participated in the Week of Malian Expert Surveyors (on April 18-20), of which the Kingdom is the guest of honor, Maïga underlined that Morocco is “a brother and friend country ” with which Mali has historical relations.

In this regard, he commended the Kingdom’s continued support for Mali, as well as the special bilateral relations, noting that on the High Instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco has always endeavored to stabilize the situation in Mali.

‘Our two countries do not share joint borders, but we have brotherly and friendly relations,’ he said, adding that this shows the density, depth and solidity of the links between the two countries.

‘Given the historical relations, Morocco seems as a bordering country of Mali. It is therefore godfather, brother and friend,’ he und
erlined, noting that the citizens of the two countries ‘must have a clear awareness of the specificity of the relations” between Morocco and Mali.

In this regard, Maïga highlighted brotherhood and friendship ties between the peoples of the two countries, stressing that the Kingdom is a favorite destination for Malians.

Recalling the historic Moroccan-Malian cooperation, he said that the Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic in Bamako, inaugurated in July 2022, is a model of this exemplary cooperation, highlighting the efforts made by Moroccan doctors to transmit knowledge to their Malian peers.

The Moroccan delegation received by the Malian Prime Minister notably includes the Moroccan ambassador to Mali, Driss Isbayene, and the president of the National Order of Topographic Surveying Engineers, Khalid Yousfi.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Wa – The vision and commitment of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to South-South cooperation, as a strategic pillar of Morocco’s foreign policy, were highlighted Friday in Washington, before the Organization of American States (OAS).

Speaking at an OAS meeting of which Morocco is an observer member, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani highlighted the efforts and major initiatives that Morocco is undertaking to support brotherly and friendly countries, notably in Africa, in the different development sectors.

This commitment is also reflected in the Kingdom’s relations with other countries in the Global South, particularly in Latin America, noted the ambassador, highlighting Morocco’s close relations with regional and international organizations.

Amrani also discussed the distinguished relations that Morocco maintains with the OAS, based in Washington-DC, stressing that this cooperation is focused on common objectives and mutual interests.

‘Our ambition is to continue to explore all p
ossible avenues and mechanisms capable of laying the foundations of a solid partnership and inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation,’ he insisted, during this meeting on ‘promotion cooperation and partnership for the development of the Americas’.

Ambassador Amrani further noted that Morocco’s participation in this event provides information on the importance that the Kingdom attaches to cooperation with this regional organization.

Thanks to its geographical positioning, Morocco represents, he said, a natural and geostrategic gateway connecting the Ibero-American continent to the Arab-Muslim world, and to Africa.

He recalled in this respect the visit made by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to Latin America in 2004, the first of an African and Arab Head of State in the region, noting that this visit was a turning point which has provided a new dynamic to relations between the Kingdom and the American continent.

In the same vein, the diplomat mentioned the Royal Initiative aimed at promoting access of Sah
el countries to the Atlantic Ocean, stating that this innovative and ambitious initiative, which will strengthen integration and regional development, will also benefit to Latin American countries.

Youssef Amrani also highlighted the ‘exemplary’ cooperation between Morocco and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on pressing issues such as climate change and its repercussions on food security, noting that this cooperation to advance development is based on the principle of solidarity and mutually beneficial partnership.

He added that this partnership is all the more crucial in a global context marked by the resurgence of challenges and the repercussions linked to geopolitical tensions.

Morocco has been a permanent observer to the OAS since 1981. This organization, founded in 1948, brings together the 35 states of the Americas and is the main governmental forum on the continent for political, legal and social issues.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse