Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Edite Ten Jua, who visited Laâyoune on Sunday, welcomed the excellent multidimensional and fraternal relations linking her country to Morocco.
“Our cooperation with the Kingdom of Morocco already involves several areas, including agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy and tourism,” the Santomean official told reporters. Edite Ten Jua met at the consulate general of her country in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara with the wali of the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, governor of the Laâyoune province Abdeslam Bekrate.
She also expressed the wish to see these relations further develop in the future to cover other promising economic sectors, adding that Morocco remains “a brotherly country” with which the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe shares the same “peaceful” vision in the management of international relations.
The Santomean minister also voiced her country’s will to further strengthen cooperation with the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region in various sectors. “We came to Laâyoune to express our interest in promoting our relations with this region,” she stressed.
During this meeting, Bekrate highlighted the economic assets in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, saying that this region aims to become a pioneering economic hub at the national level and a main bridge between Europe and the Sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to the development model of the southern provinces, launched by HM King Mohammed VI in 2015.
The wali also underscored the rich offer of higher education and vocational training in the region. The implementation of two future flagship projects, namely the Faculty of Medicine and the City of Trades and Skills, will further reinforce this offer, noted Bekrate, who underlined the “full readiness” of the Region to welcome students from the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe wishing to continue their studies in Laâyoune.
On Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad Nasser Bourita, and the Santomean foreign minister signed, in Rabat, a bilateral cooperation roadmap for the 2021-2022 period covering several sectors including education and training, technical cooperation, economic promotion and investments, in addition to the exchange of official visits.
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