Morocco, Kenya sign cooperation agreements

Morocco and Kenya signed in Rabat Tuesday a memorandum of understanding and two cooperation agreements.

The agreements were initialled by Kenyan foreign minister, Mardsen Madoka, currently on an official visit to Morocco, and Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri.

The memorandum of understanding seeks to foster cooperation and understanding between the two countries' foreign departments and contribute to promoting international peace and security.

Under the accord, the two countries agree to hold regular meetings to study all aspects of cooperation and to exchange views on international issues of common concern.

The consultation meetings will be held once a year alternately in Rabat and Nairobi, at the level of the countries' foreign ministers or between the of the foreign departments' senior officials. The meetings will deal with economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.

The second agreement provides for the creation of a joint commission of cooperation and the third is on the Moroccan government's participation in building Kenya's Mlamba College.

The Kenyan official met several Moroccan officials, including minister of economy, finance, tourism and privatization, Fathallah Oulaalou, minister of agriculture, rural development and water and forests, Ismail Alaoui and minister of equipment, Bouamour Taghouane.

Talks covered bilateral cooperation in fields of business and investment, tourism and infrastructure.