Moroccan officials present Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project in Japan

The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project was presented during a seminar organized in Tokyo under the theme “Economic Opportunities and Challenges in Africa.”

During this symposium organized by the Embassy of Morocco in the Japanese capital, in cooperation with the Moroccan-Japanese Friendship Association, Moroccan officials exposed the necessity and benefits of this ambitious project, which will cross 13 countries along the Atlantic coast.

In a speech during this event, Moroccan Ambassador to Japan Rachad Bouhlel presented the main lines of this mega-project launched by King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

The diplomat stressed the impact of this huge project on regional development, noting that the project came to present an additional testimony in terms of Morocco’s commitment to strengthening relations of cooperation with the countries of the African continent within the framework of mutually beneficial South-South cooperation.

Kansuke Nagaoka, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Region at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, praised Morocco’s great economic potential and opportunities, especially in the energy sector.

The official called on Japanese companies to take advantage of these opportunities and strengthen their presence in the Moroccan market.

This symposium, which aims to present the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project to Japanese companies was an opportunity to shed light on Morocco’s energy policy in its comprehensiveness.

The organizers of the symposium said that one of the aims of the event is to arouse the interest of Japanese companies to invest in Morocco, especially in the renewable energy sector, which has become a priority for the Kingdom.

The event was attended by more than 80 representatives of the largest Japanese companies, with the participation of ambassadors from the African countries concerned with the gas pipeline, as well as senior officials from the Japanese Foreign Trade Authority and the Japanese Agency. for international cooperation.

At the end of this symposium, Bouhlel held talks with the President of the Japan Foreign Trade Authority, and several officials of Japanese companies, particularly on ways to strengthen and diversify the activities of Japanese economic operators in Morocco.