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Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadizatou Rosine Sori-Coulibaly have renewed their two countries’ commitment to developing multi-dimensional cooperation at the bilateral, regional, and international levels.
The two ministers made the pledge in a phone conversation on January 14. “During this meeting, the two ministers welcomed the excellent ties of brotherhood, solidarity, and cooperation between Morocco and Burkina Faso, which have been consolidated in accordance with the instructions of King Mohammed VI and his brother President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, ” stated a press release from Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The same source reported that Morocco and Burkina Faso agreed to extend their cooperation to new areas of mutual interest, including the fight against terrorism and radicalism and the implementation of economic, technical-scientific, and cultural projects.
The phone conversation between Bourita and Sori-Coulibaly comes after a January 7 meeting in Burkina Faso’s Ouagadougou between the chief of Burkina diplomacy and Moroccan ambassador Youssef Slaoui.
During the meeting, Sori-Coulibaly and Slaoui discussed a three-year executive action plan for multi-sectoral cooperation between the two African countries.
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The two countries have long-standing bilateral relations and exchanges with regard to agriculture, trade, mining, energy, science, and technology.
In 2021, the number of annual scholarships for Burkinabe students in Moroccan universities and institutions for higher education and vocational training reached 180.
To facilitate trade and mobility, Morocco and Burkina Faso signed a visa exemption agreement for the benefit of Moroccan and Burkinabe nationals on October 23, 2020.
In 2019, the value of Moroccan exports to Burkina Faso reached $83.7 million. The exports included refined petroleum ($27.3 million), insulated wire ($7.81 million), and mineral or chemical fertilizers ($5.89 million), according to OEC data.
In the same year, Morocco imported refined petroleum, ($622,000), tropical fruits ($396,000), and non-retailed pure cotton yarn ($129,000) from Burkina Faso. The value of imports reached $1.64 million in 2019, OEC reported.
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