Rabat – Spain’s Minister of Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska has highlighted Morocco’s familiarity with organizing major international events, saying he expects the North African kingdom to rise to the occasion and organize a memorable FIFA World Cup in 2030.
Grande Marlaska made these latest remarks following a meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Abdelouafi Laftit on the sidelines of the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech.
The 2030 FIFA World Cup that Morocco will co-host along with Spain and Portugal will be a “great success” in terms of security, he said.
He also stressed the importance of addressing the challenge of road safety and safe mobility, highlighting that new technologies should be embraced in improving the sector.
Many Spanish officials frequently stress the importance of bilateral ties between the two countries, especially commending Morocco’s security expertise.
The North African kingdom has long shared intelligence that helped Spain in carrying out security operations against terrorism, human rights trafficking, and drug trafficking.
Last week, Grande-Marlaska emphasized the importance of maintaining strong bilateral ties with Spain on the sidelines of the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the European Coalition Against Organized Crime held in Cadiz.
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Morocco is a “strategic and reliable partner” with which Spain hopes to maintain close security cooperation, he said last week, noting that these ties should be further deepened to tackle crises like drug trafficking and transnational crime.
Cooperation between the two countries have been “excellent” in recent months, he added, pointing to the progress made in all areas including in the battle against drug trafficking and transnational crime.
These reassuring comments came on the heels of reports that reliable intelligence from Moroccan police played a vital role in the major drug bust Spanish law enforcement carried out last week.
According to converging reports, intelligence from Morocco enabled Spain to seize over two tons of cannabis in the northern coast of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
