Rabat hosts first ministerial meeting of African Atlantic States

Morocco is hosting on June 8 the first ministerial meeting of African Atlantic States, which will bring together 21 countries of the Atlantic coast, including about fifteen represented at ministerial level, announced this Tuesday the Moroccan Foreign Ministry.

This event, held in Rabat, will provide opportunity to develop a common African vision on this vital space, to promote an African Atlantic identity and defend with one voice the strategic interests of the Continent, said the ministry in a statement.

The ministerial meeting’s debates will focus on three themes, namely, “Political Dialogue, Security and Safety”; “Blue Economy and Connectivity”; and “Environment and Energy”.

The meeting, held at the initiative of Morocco, confirms the Kingdom’s commitment to optimizing the strategic value of the Atlantic, and its desire to see all the riparian countries gather on both sides of the Atlantic around common principles and converging interests.

Senior officials from the participating countries are gathered this Tuesday, June 7, to prepare the first ministerial meeting of African Atlantic States.