Speaking after interviews with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation and Moroccan expatriates from Bourita before high-level retirement on the future of Euro-meterran relations, Uica noted that the kingdom is a model to follow in the region.
The meeting was an opportunity to highlight the historic and structuring role of Morocco as a key director in the Mediterranean region.
In this regard, the European Commissioner declared during a joint press briefing with Bourita that the relationship between the two parties was special and must be deepened in various fields, welcoming the very advanced partnership of the Kingdom with the European Union, in particular in the management of migration and the fight against terrorism and organized crime.
She also welcomed the remarkable efforts of Morocco in decarbonization and green transition. We are delighted with the main role of Morocco in strengthening Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, she continued, describing the kingdom as a key strategic partner for the EU.
Our partnership with Morocco, a vital bridge for cooperation with Africa, is unique and extremely multidimensional, stressed UICA, noting that this ambitious bilateral cooperation opens the way to the deepening of the Euromé partnership in the future, in order to meet the mutual needs of Europe and the MENA region.
The European Commissioner said, in the same sense, that since the start of his mandate, the EU has worked on a new Pact for the Mediterranean, developed by a participatory approach with the 27 European countries and partner countries on the South Shore.
This new executive will be officially promulgated in November, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Declaration and the creation of the Barcelona process.
Our ambition is very clear. We want to launch the foundations of a common field of prosperity, peace, stability and security, said UICA on this subject during the high-level retirement on the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations.
This new pact has been preceded by numerous consultations with all the partners concerned, said the European official, noting that this retirement, organized by Morocco, is likely to contribute considerably to this new Euro-Mediterranean pact.
Based on an evolutionary process, she explained, this instrument strives to be a powerful lever for stability and growth, through three main pillars: place people at the center of action, to promote the full potential of the region's economies and strengthen cooperation in security, resilience and migration.