Morocco and the European Union strengthen their strategic partnership
The Prime Minister of Morocco, Aziz Akhannouch, met on Tuesday in Brussels with the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita.
Both parties stressed the strength of relations between Morocco and the European Union, while examining ways to strengthen this strategic partnership, especially in the current context, according to MAP.
Good meeting with Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 10, 2023
We discussed how to strengthen further the 🇪🇺🇲🇦 partnership.
The EU will contribute to reconstruction and economic development after the earthquake.
We also discussed the regional situation, following the Hamas… pic.twitter.com/znV2mhA7mB
As the Moroccan news agency recalls, the Kingdom is Brussels' main economic and trade partner on the African continent. Likewise, the EU is Morocco's main trading partner. Trade exchanges between the two parties account for more than 60% of the total volume of trade.
As she pointed out on her Twitter account, the European leader indicated that during the meeting with Akhannouch they discussed the current situation in the region after the Hamas terrorist attack against Israeli civilians. Von der Leyen also renewed the EU's commitment to contribute to the reconstruction programme in the regions affected by the 8 September earthquake.
Shortly after the brutal earthquake, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, assured that the EU was ready to support Morocco in these difficult times.
