Moroccan interior minister visits Belgium

Moroccan minister of the interior, Driss Basri, on Wednesday paid a working visit to Belgium where he conferred with his Belgian peer, Luc Van Den Bossche, on ways of consolidating cooperation and partnership between Morocco and the European Union.

Basri also exchanged views with Belgian minister of justice, Tony Van Parys, on bilateral cooperation in judiciary police matters.

Morocco and Belgium are bound by several judiciary cooperation accords including conventions on extradition and judiciary assistance. The two countries cooperate closely in matters of struggle against drug trafficking and organized crime.

During this visit, Basri also held a meeting with speaker of the Belgian House of Representatives, Raymond Langendries. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the interior affairs committee and members of the Belgium-Morocco friendship group.