The first Moroccan-Spanish Cultural Meeting is scheduled for June 23-26 in Safi, focusing on shared history and identity between Safi and Andalusia, with Gibraltar as guest of honor.
Organized by the Alliance des Safiots du Monde (ASM), in partnership with Spain’s autonomous community of Andalusia, this meeting aims to bridge Safi and Andalusia through culture and tourism, serving a space for sharing expertise in preserving tangible and intangible heritage, says a statement released by the organizers During this meeting, emphasis will also be placed on the two countries’ shared heritage and history, in order to strengthen friendly relations between the Moroccan and Spanish peoples, the statement further noted.
To do this, a rich and varied program has been concocted, combining lectures, poetry readings, painting and pottery workshops, in addition to musical concerts, with the participation of a host of Moroccan and Spanish researchers and artists.
“The meeting will be crowned by the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will lay the foundation for future cooperation in the economic, cultural, and tourism between the three parties,” reads the statement.
Created in 2005, the ASM aims to promote Safi as a province with enormous tourist, economic and cultural potential. It has relied in recent years, on culture and tourism as fundamental levers to turn this city into a destination for cultural tourism at national and international levels.
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