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Rabat – Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita has spoken warmly of his meeting today with the Visegrad Group, also known as V4, expressing Morocco’s determination to give new impetus to its newfound strategic cooperation with the Central European coalition.
The Moroccan FM represented Morocco during the first Morocco-Visegrad Group meeting, with the four member states of the Central European cooperation confederation — Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia — all pledging to deepen relations with Morocco.
“Morocco and its partners within the Visegrad Group have a strong determination to strengthen their coopration to face common challenges, particularly in the fight against terrorism, illegal immigration and cross-border organized crime,” Bourita said during a press conference following the meeting.
He emphasized Morocco’s assets as a pole of stability in its region, reassuring the Visegrad Group of the country’s strong commitment to the growth and development of Africa.
Pointing out Morocco’s potential and readiness to become a “credible and responsible partner” for V4, he said the North African country “will work tirelessly to develop triangular cooperation initiatives between the Visegrad Group and Morocco in favor of Africa.”
He emphasized that Morocco and the V4 countries share the same conviction regarding the importance of diversifying partnerships to meet various current challenges.
For their part, the foreign ministers of the V4 Group welcomed the holding of the first V4-Morocco ministerial meeting. They underlined the importance of enriching dialogue and cooperation with Morocco and reiterated their appreciation for Rabat’s efforts in maintaining peace and stability in Africa and beyond.
The ministers recalled Morocco’s role in helping curb Europe-bound irregular migration attempts, urging the EU to provide more support to the Moroccan government in acknowledgement and support of its efforts in migration management.
Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto echoed the same sentiment in a meeting with Bourita before the V4+Morocco meeting.
“We consider Morocco a pivotal country in the fight against irregular migration, and we appreciate its role in this field,” he said during a press conference following his meeting with Bourita on Monday.
The Hungarian official also stressed Morocco’s strategic importance in “terms of stability and development in Africa.”
Arguing that stability in Morocco is crucial for Europe’s security, he renewed his country’s call for the EU to support Morocco’s development to encourage its efforts in the fight against terrorism and human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
