Morocco is “an important partner” for Germany as well as for the European Union (EU), mainly in agriculture, Germany’s Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, said on Saturday in Berlin.
Speaking to the press following his meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, the German official praised the “ties of friendship and the very solid partnership between Morocco and Germany, based on equality,” as well as the high-standard cooperation between the two countries’ Ministries of Agriculture.
The two ministers held on Saturday a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the International Green Week in Berlin (January 17-26), following which they signed a declaration to create a Morocco-Germany working group to bolster cooperation in food and agriculture.
“We henceforth want to elevate the ties [between Germany and Morocco] to a higher level and advance together,” Özdemir said.
The initiative for a joint working group makes perfect sense, according to the German minister, as both countries face common challenges such as the climate crisis, water resource management, and supporting farmers.
He also commended the level of experience exchange in agriculture between Morocco and Germany, two countries working together to build a shared future.
The creation of this Morocco-Germany working group is part of Morocco’s participation in the 89th edition of the International Green Week in Berlin (Grüne Woche), where the Kingdom is represented by a pavilion inaugurated on Friday by El Bouari in the presence of his German peer.
The Moroccan pavilion brings together 21 exhibitors representing 39 cooperatives from the 12 regions of the Kingdom, offering typically Moroccan products such as argan oil and its derivatives, olive oil, saffron, dates, as well as aromatic and medicinal plants.
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