Morocco, Burkina Faso sign military cooperation agreement

Morocco and Burkina Faso have signed a military cooperation agreement, covering training and drills, technical support and exchange of expertise, military health, and other areas of common interest.

The agreement was initialed in Rabat this Wednesday by Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs of Burkina Faso, General Kassoum Coulibaly, who is paying a working visit to the Kingdom at the head of a large delegation.

During the meeting that was attended by Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of FAR and Commander of the South Zone, Loudyi highlighted the Royal Initiative aimed at transforming Africa’s Atlantic shore into a hub of economic integration, an area of shared peace, stability and prosperity for all the countries bordering on the Atlantic. He also emphasized the importance of the initiative facilitating access to the Atlantic Ocean for the landlocked countries of the Sahel.

General Kassoum Coulibaly underlined the high priority his country grants to partnership with Morocco, and expressed his admiration for the various South-South and Africa-oriented regional cooperation initiatives, launched under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. These initiatives propel Morocco as a dynamic player in stability, progress and peace in its neighborhood, particularly in Africa.

The two officials expressed their shared ambition and desire to consolidate their relations, through the implementation of the provisions of the just-concluded military cooperation agreement.