Agadir – Morocco and Panama signed a new tourism cooperation agreement today in Rabat, extending the two countries’ bilateral ties to include other sectors.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Tourism, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, and Panama’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Arturo Hoyos Boyd, at the ministry’s headquarters during his official visit to Morocco for the first session of political consultations between Rabat and Panama City.
Before signing the agreement, the two parties discussed areas to boost tourism cooperation through the sharing of expertise and best practices in the sector, destination promotion, sustainable tourism development, and tourism investment.
The agreement seeks to capitalize on the strategic geographic positions of both countries, with Panama serving as a gateway to the Americas and Morocco acting as a bridge between Europe and Africa.
The new partnership comes as Morocco continues to expand its international tourism cooperation network as part of broader efforts to strengthen its position as a global travel destination and investment hub.
The tourism partnership also reflects the broader strengthening of political relations between Rabat and Panama City following Panama’s decision in 2024 to support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most credible basis for resolving the Sahara dispute.
The strengthening of Morocco-Panama relations has also extended to agricultural and development cooperation.
In March, Morocco announced an annual donation of 1,000 tons of fertilizers to Panama to support small-scale farmers amid rising global fertilizer prices and supply chain disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The initiative, carried out through the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), also includes technical assistance for the development of a soil fertility map in Panama.
Panamanian officials described the donation as part of a broader bilateral cooperation roadmap signed between the two countries in 2025, reflecting growing ties between Rabat and Panama City beyond diplomacy and tourism.
