Rabat – Morocco participated in the 7th edition of the World Congress and Summit of Local and Regional Leaders on Monday in Daejeon, South Korea. The summit was convened by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), with the participation of delegations from 140 countries including Morocco.
The kingdom was represented at this event, held under the theme “Local and Regional Governments Breaking Through as One.” included representatives of the Ministry of the Interior and three associations representing Moroccan local authorities.
The Moroccan delegation actively participated in the several coordination meetings and workshops adhering to the themes chosen by the organizers on the first day of this summit..
Members of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils (MAPCC) participated in these sessions and led meetings and panels on various topics related to territorial development, territorial marketing, youth and women’s issues.
While the summit took place the president of MAPCC Mounir Lymouri, received some foreign delegations. The discussions focused on several themes related to the management of local affairs, decentralized cooperation and the exchange of successful experiences.
Lymouri highlighted, in a statement to MAP, the importance of the participation of the MAPCC in this global event, noting that the association is positioned at the forefront of local action in the world since Morocco has taken the presidency of the UCLG-World at its sixth summit, held in 2019 in South Africa.
The summit of Daejeon is of paramount importance especially since it will discuss several issues relating to the management of local systems in the world. It covered topics such as capacity building of local elected officials in the development and implementation of public policy at the local level, concluded Lymouri.
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