Mali relies on Morocco, a friendly country, to pursue its reconstruction & stabilization
Morocco is one of the friendly countries on which Mali relies to pursue its reconstruction and stabilization, Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, said.
Maïga made the remarks when receiving the Moroccan delegation which participated in the Week of Malian Expert Surveyors (April 18-20), where the Kingdom was the guest of honor.
The Malian PM underlined that Morocco is “a brother and friend country” with which Mali has historical relations.
In this regard, he commended the Kingdom’s continued support for Mali, as well as the special bilateral relations, noting that on the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has always endeavored to stabilize the situation in Mali.
“Our two countries do not share joint borders, but we have brotherly and friendly relations,” he said, adding that this shows the density, depth and solidity of the links between the two countries.
“Given the historical relations, Morocco seems as a bordering country of Mali. It is therefore godfather, brother and friend,” he underlined, noting that the citizens of the two countries “must have a clear awareness of the specificity of the relations” between Morocco and Mali.
Maïga highlighted the brotherhood and friendship ties between the peoples of the two countries, stressing that the Kingdom is a favorite destination for Malians.
Recalling the historic Moroccan-Malian cooperation, he said that the Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic in Bamako, inaugurated in July 2022, is a model of this exemplary cooperation, and highlighted the efforts made by Moroccan doctors to transmit knowledge to their Malian peers.
Besides Morocco, as the guest of honor, the Mali Surveyor Week, held April 18 – 20 in Bamako, saw the participation of several African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Benin, and Togo.
A delegation of the National Order of Topographic Surveying Engineers (ONIGT) of Morocco, led by its president, Khalid Yousfi, actively participated in the event, meant to stimulate investment for economic growth, and promote collaboration between African countries in the field of topographic engineering.
“ONIGT’s participation in this week underscores our dedication to these core principles and our aspiration to facilitate fruitful collaboration among all African nations, particularly between Morocco and Mali, to bolster excellence in topographic engineering,” said ONIGT in a statement.
ONIGT provided financial support for the event, demonstrating thus its commitment to capacity building and the exchange of expertise between the two countries.
On the sidelines of the event, ONIGT and OGE Mali signed a partnership agreement, marking the start of a promising collaboration between the two sides in the field of topographical engineering.
This collaboration aims to promote the harmonious development of the surveying engineering profession in Africa, with an emphasis on securing land rights, a fundamental element in stimulating investment and economic growth.
