Morocco has strong political will to liberalize information sector, minister
Morocco, Politics, 11/14/2003

Morocco's Minister of communication and spokesman for the government, Nabil Benabdellah, said there is a strong political will in Morocco to liberalize the information sector and reform the audiovisual one.

Benabdellah, who was talking at a talk show on the second TV channel 2M said the liberalization project will be submitted in the next days to the government council.

"Public media can't take the coming challenges and competition unless it is reformed and upgraded," he said, adding that the state is gradually lifting its monopoly on the media scene, especially concerning radio and TV.

The state's liberalization plan also includes providing favorable conditions to private investments.

Answering a question on the licenses to create private TV channels, Benabdellah said the members of the High Audiovisual Communication Authority (HACA), appointed yesterday, will be in charge of examining applications.

It will consider several aspects such as the pedagogic role of the channel's programs, the minister said, adding that political organizations, parties and pressure groups do not have the right to create TV channels or radio stations.

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