Japan donates morocco 96 million dh-worth of equipment for rural areas

Japan has extended Morocco equipment and vehicles worth 96 million DH (US$ 8.3 Mln) destined to build roads in rural areas.

The package will form 3 brigades to coat a total of 1,668 km of rural roads and tracks in the southern, central and northern provinces of Morocco.

The project, part of the national rural roads program, will serve to break the isolation of the rural world and promote the economic and social integration of the regions to be serviced by these roads. It will also provide jobs and help train a skilled labor.

Morocco's equipment minister, Bouamour Taghouane, praised results of the Japanese financial aid, channeled through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japanese Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC). This aid benefits the sectors of water resources, dams, ports, highways, roads and training.

Japan's ambassador, Hiromi Sato, said his government supports the Moroccan government's sustained development policy by bringing contribution to basic infrastructure, especially equipment.

He went on that since 1986, Japan's aid to equipment sectors in Morocco has reached 7.55 billion Yens, accounting for 30% of all Japan's donations to Morocco.