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Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour said on December 8 in London that the Morocco-UK Association Agreement is a “win-win” partnership.
The Association Agreement between Morocco and the UK aims to preserve bilateral partnerships after Brexit.
At the end of the first Morocco-UK Association Council, co-chaired by Mezzour and the British Minister of State for International Trade, Ranil Jayawardena, the Moroccan official described the session as an opportunity to “welcome the positive development of trade and investment between the two countries.”
“In accordance with the High Guidelines of King Mohammed VI, we have set up working groups to strengthen Morocco-UK exchanges and improve the business climate for British investors in Morocco,” he added in a statement to Morocco’s news agency MAP.
Mezzour stressed that bilateral exchanges will be carried out within the framework of a win-win partnership and a co-development partnership between Morocco, the UK, and the African continent.
During the meeting, both representatives expressed their countries’ shared ambition to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in terms of trade, industrial development, infrastructure, and the green economy.
They also stressed the importance of developing the Moroccan industrial sector and opening it up to British companies, especially in the automotive, aeronautics and textile fields.
As Morocco continues to attract many foreign investors by cementing its status as one the best investment destinations in Africa, Mezzour and Jayawardena discussed Morocco’s place in post-Brexit Britain’s Africa strategy.
In line with the now established notion of Morocco as a gateway to Africa, the two ministers notably spoke of promoting British investments in Morocco as part of a broader goal of boosting post-Brexit Britain’s presence in Africa.
The news comes amid evidently deepening connections between the Moroccan and British governments on a wide range of issues of shared interests.
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita also met yesterday with Liz Truss, the British State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development as part of the third session of the UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue.
The two representatives expressed keenness to establish a strategic bilateral partnership through strengthening political dialogue, deepening economic ties, and improving security cooperation.
In addition, the UK reiterated its support for the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2602, welcoming Morocco’s “serious” and “credible” efforts to resolve the conflict over Western Sahara.
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