Rabat – Morocco and Belgium have expressed their readiness to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially by creating more employment opportunities and including women in the labor market and economic development.
Morocco’s Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills Younes Sekkouri held talks with the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Labor Pierre-Yves Dermagne on the sidelines of the 5th Ministerial Meeting in Marrakech.
In a statement, Dermagne highlighted the strong and historic relations between “our two royal families, the two sovereigns, as well as the two governments.”
“The Moroccan community established in Belgium represents nearly 5% of the population,” he added.
The two officials also discussed ways to boost economic cooperation while connecting Moroccan companies to their Belgium counterparts, while further focusing on economic issues and female entrepreneurship.
The Belgian official also met with the President of the Moroccan Employers’ Association (CGEM) Chakib Alj on Tuesday. The meeting aimed to further strengthen trade and encourage Belgian companies, especially SMEs, to invest more in Morocco, and Moroccan economic actors to integrate in Belgian markets through joint ventures.
Rabat and Brussels appear set to boost their already flourishing partnership, especially in the economic field and trade, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence.
In 2021, CEO of the Belgian Association Agoria Bart Steukers led a delegation of Belgian representatives to Morocco to explore the country’s significant potential in the renewable industry.
Morocco seeks to make renewable energy one of the key pillars of its economy.
With its renewable projects, the kingdom intends to produce more than 52% of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030.
With Morocco doing remarkable work in the field of sustainable development, Moroccan Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Mohamed Ameur said during a meeting last week that European countries can count on the kingdom’s potential and know-how in this field.
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