A new session of the Africa Working Group, held as part of the Morocco-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, took place Monday in Washington, with the participation of a high-level inter-ministerial delegation led by ambassador and director general at at the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Fouad Yazourh.
The Moroccan delegation included Directors-General of the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) and the Agency for the Development of Investments and Exports (AMDIE), as well as several directors and senior officials from the ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry of the Interior, the delegate ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of public policies, the Royal Armed Forces, security services and the Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas.
On this occasion, Ambassador Yazourh held a working session with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, during which they expressed the common will of Rabat and Washington to give an African dimension to the solid and long-standing partnership between the two countries.
The U.S. delegation was chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jonathan Pratt, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris.
Senior U.S. officials from Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, International Development Finance Corporation, USAID, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative also participated in the working group.
Officials underscored the Morocco-U.S. commitment to deepening the strong, historic partnership between the two countries and consulted on mutual efforts across the African continent to promote regional stability and security, advance shared solutions to global priorities, and expand trade and economic ties.
The two delegations discussed new opportunities for bilateral cooperation on the continent, including in trade, finance, and advancing clean energy solutions.
They also reviewed efforts to strengthen cooperation on countering terrorism, bolstering multinational security responses and peacekeeping operations, building the capacity of regional defense and security forces and strengthening governance and development partnerships.
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