Washington, September 14, 2012 (MAP)
Washington, September 14, 2012 (MAP)
The Morocco-US strategic dialogue, launched on Thursday in Washington, “is another promising milestone in bilateral ties under HM King Mohammed VI’s leadership,” minister delegate for foreign affairs Youssef Amrani said.
“Under the leadership of HM the King, a series of important agreements implemented over the past 10 years mirror the meaningful, ever-growing interest by Morocco and the US,” Amrani noted in a speech closing the first session of this dialogue, giving the example of the free trade agreement, the designation of Morocco as a major non-NATO ally and the Millennium Account Challenge.
“ This strategic dialogue, whose next session is slated in 2013 in Morocco, reinforces excellent, win-win relations between the two countries,” under the leadership of HM the King and President Barack Obama, he added.
At a time when the MENA region is witnessing unrest, the United States and Morocco agree that their commitment to the principles of freedom, justice, human rights, rule of law, cultural dialogue, democratic practices and the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity should be the basis of every emerging government, he underlined.
Economically, the two parties agreed to set up an ad hoc working group on food security, renewable energy and hydrocarbon, he went on.
He commended Clinton’s proposal to hold in the months to come a conference of Moroccan and American businessmen.
Culturally, they agreed to develop programs on interfaith dialogue, he concluded.
