Rabat - King Mohammed VI arrived at the Kintélé International Conference Center in Brazzaville to participate in the 1st Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Climate Commission of the Congo Basin and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin, which opened on Sunday afternoon.
Rabat – King Mohammed VI arrived at the Kintélé International Conference Center in Brazzaville to participate in the 1st Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Climate Commission of the Congo Basin and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin, which opened on Sunday afternoon.
The monarch was greeted by the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, upon his arrival at the conference center. The King also posed for a group photo with African leaders participating in the summit.
The symposium will review activities of the Climate Commission of the Congo Basin and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin. The event also seeks to establish formal financial resources to fund projects in the field of the blue and green economy as well as to fight against climate change.
Several African countries, including Central African Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Chad, Zambia and Rwanda are taking place in the summit.
King Mohammed VI arrived in Brazzaville on Saturday evening with a ministerial delegation, which consists of Minister of National Education Saïd Amzazi, Minister of Equipment and Transport Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Health Anas Doukkali, Minister of Energy and Mining Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Tourism and Social Economy, Mohamed Sajid, Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli, and Secretary of State for Sustainable Development, Nezha El Ouafi.
The monarch’s advisors, Fouad Ali El Himma and Yassir Zenagui, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid and Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch are also taking part in the event.
On the sidelines of the event, King Mohammed VI will chair a signing ceremony where several bilateral deals will be formalized covering mining, education, fishing, health, and agriculture.