Morocco's premier holds talks with US assistant secretary of commerce

Morocco's Premier, Driss Jettou, met on Wednesday United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Maria Cino, on visit to Morocco with an important delegation of economic operators.

Both officials stressed the importance of the Free Trade Agreement negotiations underway between Rabat and Washington, says a release of the Prime Minister's office.

While praising progress achieved in these negotiations, both sides highlighted the importance of the FTA with regard to the consolidation of commercials exchanges and US investments in the Kingdom.

The US official further stressed the importance of Morocco's advances in democratic realms as well as the pace and the significance of economic and social reforms engaged by the Moroccan government.

"The FTA, the third round of which is due in a few days, will undoubtedly contribute to the consolidation of business ties between the Kingdom and the United States and will have positive fallbacks on both economies," stressed the Moroccan official.