Ways to strengthen strategic relationship between Morocco and USA reviewed in Rabat

Ways to strengthen the strategic relationship existing between Morocco and the United States were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat this Monday Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and a six-member delegation of US Congressmen representing both the Republican and Democratic parties.

During the meeting, the two parties surveyed the various aspects of multi-sector bilateral cooperation, and expressed their satisfaction with the positive trend in the volume of trade, which has risen from 43.4 billion dirhams in 2021 to 68.9 billion dirhams at present, a press release released by the Head of Government’s department said.

The two parties also emphasized Morocco’s ability to act as a platform for American investment on the African continent, within the framework of a mutually beneficial partnership.

The Head of Government said that bilateral relations between Rabat and Washington are based on close coordination on a range of regional and international issues, and highlighted Morocco’s leadership and its contribution to consolidating stability in North Africa and the Middle East region, the statement said.

He also voiced the Kingdom’s consideration for the position of the United States, which in late 2020 recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and expressed its support for the autonomy plan as a serious, realistic and credible solution to the regional issue.

The talks also provided an opportunity to underline the age-old relations between the two countries, since the signing in 1787 of the Moroccan-American Peace and Friendship Treaty, which is the oldest ever signed by the United States with a third country, adds the statement.

The meeting was attended by Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, and Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate in charge of Investment.