Ivorian Top Diplomat Hails HM the King’s Leadership, Strong Commitment for Peace, Development in Africa

Rabat - The Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, and Ivorians Abroad, Kacou Houadja Léon Adom, on Wednesday in Rabat, praised the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the Sovereign's African vision in favor of peace, stability, and socio-economic development in Africa, as outlined in the Sovereign's speech in Abidjan in March 2014.Speaking at a press briefing following his talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, the Ivorian minister commended His Majesty the King's Initiative to facilitate access for Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean, highlighting the strategic importance of this initiative within the framework of Morocco's active solidarity with its brotherly African countries.On this occasion, the two ministers welcomed the momentum generated within the framework of the Atlantic African States Process to make the Atlantic African space a geostrategic framework that holds significant opportunities for sy nergy and cooperation among the countries it encompasses in strategic areas such as the environment, food security, health, energy, logistical interconnection, resource sharing, and exchange of experiences. This framework could, in this regard, become a zone of co-emergence and stability.They also expressed their satisfaction with the progress in the implementation of the mega-project of the West African gas pipeline between Morocco and Nigeria, as well as the methods for strengthening, coordinating, and cooperating related to this project, a symbol of South-South cooperation which, once completed, will contribute to improving the living conditions of the population and strengthening regional economic integration.Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse