Rabat-Abu Dhabi fostered partnership, a boon for Morocco’s infrastructure sector

Relations between Morocco and the UAE are like a flowering tree planted by the forefathers of the two nations, King Hassan II and Sheikh Zayed, and watered by their sons King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed.

Although visits by the two leaders abound, the most recent visit by King Mohammed VI is like no other in view of its tangible cooperation and investment outcomes.

The two leaders set ties between the two countries on a new track of investment and innovation, signing cooperation deals in key promising sectors in Morocco, including water, capital markets, railways, airports, ports, renewable energies, tourism, sports, and the transatlantic gas pipeline to link Nigeria to Morocco.

These memorandums of understanding are planned to be implemented within three months with UAE funding that includes: concessional loans, competitive and innovative funding, capital investment, and grants.

At a bilateral meeting between the Moroccan and UAE rulers, they both expressed satisfaction at the state of ties between the two countries and voiced willingness to further bolster them in an innovative way.

King Mohammed VI highlighted the development momentum in Morocco which prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup.

As part of this momentum, the King makes sure to involve sisterly countries and partners to partake in these achievements and access its multiple investment opportunities, he said in a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed.

The willingness to further bolster economic cooperation between the two countries echoes the longstanding strong political ties between them.

While Morocco has stood by the UAE on the global arena defending its territorial integrity and right to retrieve the islands that Iran occupies, the UAE has spared no effort to back Morocco’s territorial integrity and was among the 28 states that have opened a consulates in Morocco’s Sahara territory in a tangible sign of support.