The Italian news agency Askanews highlighted the assets of Morocco and its vocation as a bridge between continents as well as energy and trade hub in the Mediterranean area.
“The pandemic is an opportunity to rethink cooperation and relations between Mediterranean countries, investment and development of renewable energy, to create a new stability in the region. In this context, the role of Morocco can be increasingly that of bridge between continents, gateway to Africa, and energy and trade hub,” said Askanews, which published an interview with ambassador of the Kingdom in Italy, Youssef Balla.
For the Italian agency, the European investment program for the development of the South makes the relationship between Italy and Morocco particularly strategic, which has been strengthened by the signing of the new strategic partnership agreement in 2019.
The Italian agency also praised the stability enjoyed by Morocco and the role of the Kingdom in the region.
In his interview, Balla noted that “this pandemic offers opportunities for Mediterranean countries to start again on new bases, Europe and the Mediterranean countries are called to renew their neighborhood policy, in a more coherent sense, with more solidarity towards the countries of the southern shore,” pleading for “a coherence and a strategy that can affect different sectors”.
“There are several issues that can be the focus of common interests, especially renewable energy and the green economy,” he said, stressing that Morocco “offers a suitable platform for Europe and Italy to become a hub to Africa”.
“Morocco is a leader on this issue of renewable energy. With the largest solar power plant in the world, the Kingdom produces 42% of its electricity from renewable energy and in 2030 this rate will reach 52%,” he recalled, noting that this recognized leadership can be a major aspect of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
“Morocco is a reliable partner that can accompany European investments in Africa, which is the continent of the future, the only one that is growing in double digits, offering great opportunities for economic development,” said Balla, adding that “ensuring economic development is equivalent to ensuring stability”.
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