Bourita: Morocco has transformed the pandemic’s challenges into real opportunities

Moroccan Minister of Foreign affairs said Morocco has distinguished itself by managing to transform the challenges of the COVID-19 into opportunities for the country and its citizens.

Speaking at the 7th Med Dialogues in Rome this Saturday, December 4, Bourita highlighted the Kingdom’s great achievement in the midst of the pandemic, saying that great gains have been made “through the launch of a comprehensive program of transformative reforms.”

According to the FM, Morocco’s creation of the strategic investment fund, ongoing support for the private sector, the injection of the equivalent of 11% of the national GDP back into the national economy, and in-depth reforms of the social protection system have all resulted from the challenges posed by the epidemiological crisis.

Bourita said that the country’s aim since the detection of the virus on Moroccan soil has been “to boost human capital and generalize health coverage to all Moroccans.”

Morocco has additionally launched an ambitious project to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, to ensure the health sovereignty of the kingdom and help generalize vaccine access within the African continent, both for COVID-19 and other conditions and viruses.

The FM reiterated Morocco’s commitment to south-south cooperation, echoing the royal vision of intensified diplomatic and economic involvement across Africa, pledging to accompany countries in the continent to overcome the damages of the pandemic.

The Med Dialogues 2021 intends to develop a positive agenda for the Mediterranean region starting from multilateralism as a strategy for conflict resolution, while among the issues at the center of the debate pertaining to security challenges, innovative policies to manage migratory flows.

A significant portion of the event’s debate also concerned plans to accelerate the transition to a green and sustainable economy and the revival of the peace process in the Middle East.