Morocco, Belgian region sign agreement on environment protection

Morocco and the Belgian region of Brussels signed in Rabat on Monday an agreement for cooperation in environment protection.

The agreement, initialed by visiting minister of foreign trade and environment of the Belgian region Didier Gosuin, covers three priority fields: administrative management and staff training, environment-related laws, and training, education, information and awareness.

The parties pledge to facilitate and encourage the exchange of information, expertise, and training on environment preservation issues and increase contacts between private sector representatives.

On the Moroccan side, the document was signed by secretary of state for environment, Ahmed Iraqi.