Moroccan city of Agadir twined with Chinese Hangzhou

The Moroccan southwestern city of Agadir and Chinese peer of Hangzhou were twined under an accord signed here over the weekend.

The accord -concluded on the occasion of the work visit Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi is paying to China- seeks mainly to establish contacts between businessmen from Agadir and Hangzhou.

The covenant is also destined to promote exchanges between the two cities, especially in the realms of culture, youth and sports.

Most of China's tea exports to Morocco come from the city of Hangzhou.

Several economic cooperation accords were concluded during Youssoufi's stay in Beijing. These include an accord under which China will build a nuclear reactor for sea water desalination in Tan Tan (southern Morocco), in addition to a package of deals destined to enhance the level of economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries.

Other agreements deal with cooperation in fisheries, civil aviation, geology, mining, energy, culture and trade.

Youssoufi's visit to China seeks to establish "balanced" and "intensified" exchanges between Morocco and China.

Trade between the two countries is currently valued at an annual $ 250 million, including 75 % for the benefit of China.