Crown Prince receives US congressional delegation

Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed received in Rabat on Friday a US congressional delegation, currently paying a courtesy visit to Morocco.

The congressmen previously conferred with Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi with whom they exchanged views on issues of common concern, including the Moroccan territorial integrity, the situation in the Maghreb and the Arab World, the Palestinian issue and the latest developments in Iraq.

The US initiative to launch an economic and commercial partnership with North Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) was also debated during the meeting.

The American initiative was launched by Under-secretary of state for economic affairs, Stuart Eizenstat, who toured the region last June.

The initiative revolves around establishing a permanent dialogue at the highest level between the USA and the Maghreban countries, encouraging these countries to lift barriers to ensure a better flow of trade exchanges and materializing inter-Maghreban complementarity leading to better political relations.