Morocco and Thailand agree to foster air transport cooperation

Morocco and Thailand agreed to foster cooperation in matters of air transport under an accord concluded in Rabat on Friday.

The accord, the first signed between the two countries, provides a firm basis for wider cooperation in the field of air transport and service. It will help stimulate the growth of trade and tourism between both countries, to the mutual benefit of the two emerging countries.

The accord was initialled by Morocco's transport and merchant navy minister, Mustapha el Mansouri, and Thailand's ambassador to Morocco, Suchat Prachimdhit.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, El Mansouri said the accord will pave the way for the consolidation of partnership ties between Moroccan and Thai investors and will increase tourism flows between the two countries.