Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita received European diplomat Patricia Pilar Llombart Cussac on November 11 in Rabat. During the meeting, Llombart Cussac presented copies of her credentials as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Morocco.
Llombart Cussac succeeds Claudia Wiedey, who held the position since 2017.
Llombart Cussac previously held the position of EU Ambassador to Colombia since February 2018.
Born in Valencia, Spain, Cussac is a lawyer by training, she studied law from 1985 to 1989 at the University of Valencia. She holds a Master’s degree in International Trade Management from the ADEIT University of Valencia. Cussac further studied Political Science and European Administrative Studies at the College of Europe.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the institutions of the European Union, especially in the fields of international relations and foreign policy.
On several occasions, members of the European parliament expressed satisfaction regarding the strategic cooperation between Morocco and the EU.
Last week, European Parliament member Laszlo Trocsanyi said in a conference organized by the Euromed University of Fes that “Morocco and the European Union have always maintained a privileged partnership.”
He convoyed the European Parliament’s support to the Kingdom “which enjoys exemplary prosperity and stability in the region.”
Moroccan business leaders expressed their willingness to establish more mutually beneficial ties with their EU counterparts and expand business opportunities in the North African country.
Chakib Laalaj, President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) stressed during his trip to Belgium in September to meet with European businessmen that “Morocco is the largest trading partner of the EU in the South Bank.”
The volume of Morocco-EU trade is around $35.5 billion (MAD 324 billion).
CGEM and the Organization of European Employers signed an agreement to modernize trade between Morocco and the EU and to enhance their economic relations that are considered to be very important.
Despite recent migration issues that are creating tensions with some European countries, many foreign business leaders see Morocco’s good climate conditions, and strategic location as an important asset to invest in the country.
