Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, emphasized, here Thursday, the complementarity between the strategic initiatives launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in favor of Atlantic African states and China’s “Belt and Road” initiative.
Speaking at the opening of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, Bourita stressed that the projects currently underway in Morocco, as well as the strategic initiatives launched by His Majesty the King in favor of the brotherly Atlantic African States and the Sahel, are in perfect complementarity with the “Belt and Road” initiative, as an integrated and multidimensional strategic project.
He also noted that the Kingdom’s constant commitment to the China-Arab StatescCooperation Forum stems from its long-standing friendship with the People’s Republic of China, under the impetus of the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency President Xi Jinping.
The Minister pointed out that the strategic partnership between Morocco and China, signed by the Sovereign and Xi Jinping on the occasion of the historic Royal Visit to Beijing in May 2016, has yieled tangible results, making China the Kingdom’s leading Asian partner.