Morocco, Senegal share same desire to strengthen partnership, enhance regional integration

Morocco and Senegal have expressed their shared desire to strengthening their partnership and enhance regional integration

This was at the focus of talks held on Tuesday in Rabat between Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, and visiting Senegal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall.

During the meeting, both ministers commended the excellent friendship and fraternity ties binding Morocco and Senegal, and highlighted the existing opportunities to bolster economic cooperation, particularly through the large-scale regional integration initiatives spearheaded by the Kingdom under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in press release posted on its website.

Mrs. Fettah emphasized that Senegal, with its exemplary development process and ongoing commitment to regional and continental integration, is well-positioned to play a pivotal role in the success of the Atlantic Initiative and the operationalization of the Atlantic Africa Gas Pipeline, two transformative initiatives poised to deliver far-reaching benefits to all countries in the region, the press release said.

At a meeting Monday with her Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, Mrs Fall had insisted on her country’s resolve to consolidate economic Partnership with Morocco, and to contribute to the success of the Atlantic Initiative and the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project.

During the meeting, Mrs Fall handed over to Bourita a message from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to King Mohammed VI, expressing his desire to strengthen international relations between Morocco and Senegal.

Talks covered collaboration at various levels, whether pan-African, regional, or bilateral.