Morocco and Spain sign judiciary cooperation accord

Morocco and Spain signed a judiciary cooperation accord on Monday in Rabat providing for the consolidation of partnership in the fields of magistrate training and court management.

The accord, initialled by Moroccan justice minister Omar Azzimane and his Spanish counterpart Margarita Mariscal De Gante, also provides for the exchange of data on regulations enforced in the two countries in various sectors, Map reported.

Under the accord, Spain pledged to help Morocco modernize management of its judiciary system and computerize file searching, storing and processing.