Morocco and Rumania to upgrade handicraft cooperation ties

Morocco and Rumania will set up shortly a joint committee in charge of promoting partnership between the two countries' handicraft sectors.

The committee will be created during the meeting of the Moroccan-Rumanian cooperation commission to convene next October in Rabat.

The handicraft committee will identify priority projects and will see to upgrading the exchange of experiences between craftsmen and operators of the two countries.

The development of the handicraft sector, modernizing its management and unifying the marketing strategies abroad are also among the cited missions of the Moroccan-Rumanian committee.

The Moroccan Handicraft sector employs 1.5 Million persons and contributes 10 % of the country's GDP.