Visit to Morocco of particular importance to Mexican businessmen, official

The upcoming visit to Morocco of a Mexican businessmen delegation is of "particular importance" for bringing them closer to Moroccans peers, said executive deputy chairman of the Arab-Mexican trade and industry chamber.

On the eve of President Vincente fox to Morocco, Omar El Gohary said the Mexican businessmen will get informed on the spot on investment and cooperation opportunities in Morocco and "be familiar with this new market."

El Gohary told MAP correspondent in Mexico City the delegation includes operators in several economic sectors, namely telecom, miningÉ, adding the cooperation agreement signed last January between representatives of Moroccan and Mexican enterprises is likely to set an important pace to cooperation between them.

He went on to say Mexican businessmen could be interested in the Moroccan agriculture, pharmaceutical, technological and steel industries, adding that free trade agreements concluded by Mexico and Morocco with other countries could help the two countries access other important markets.