No decision for the moment to renew fisheries agreement with Spain, minister

Morocco's Minister of communication and spokesman for the gobernment, Nabil Benabdellah, said Thursday "there is no decision for the moment to renew the fisheries agreement with Spain," insisting that, fisheries issues can, however, be discussed part of moves to improve bilateral ties.

The question can be discussed while taking into account our national interests and those of Moroccan employees and investors in the sector, Benabdellah said at a press briefing following the weekly cabinet meeting.

Within the significant improvement in bilateral relations, he said, Morocco has the intention to prospect means likely to allow the two countries to found a new, privileged partnership.

Spanish Agriculture, Fisheries and Food minister, Elena Espinosa, will visit Morocco end of November, it was officially announced.

The same source added that talks Espinosa's with Moroccan officials bilateral cooperation in scientific realms, training and technologies transfer in fisheries.

Morocco and Spain will carry out a mission with the oceanographic ship "Vizconde de Eza" that will define, at Morocco's request, the quality of water resources. The ship's mission will start on November 13.