Fischler to have more political meetings early next week with Moroccan officials
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 1/4/2001

European commissioner for agriculture and fisheries Franz Fischler will have more political talks with the Moroccan side early next week, an official of the European Commission (EC) said.

After political discussions Wednesday in Rabat where technical negotiations go on through Friday, the commissioner will meet again high ranking Moroccan officials either in Rabat or Brussels.

The EC official voiced optimism saying however a great deal of work remains to be done before an agreement is reached.

On Thursday, Fischler conferred with premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi, fishery minister Said Chbaatou and foreign affairs and cooperation secretary of state Taieb Fassi-Fihri for the 8th round of fishery talks incepted in September.

Morocco is pressing for balanced cooperation taking into account fish-resources preservation and promotion of the kingdom's fishery sector. Rabat would not have a classic agreement under which 500 trawlers, Spanish mainly, would operate at will in Moroccan waters in exchange for 125 million EUROs annually.

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