Prime minister renews will to continue efforts to develop information sector

Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, on Thursday renewed will to continue efforts to develop the information sector.

Addressing the governing board of the Moroccan news agency MAP, Youssoufi said the government is determined to implement global reforms of the information sector to enable it meet the aspirations of the people.

The reforms, he said, revolve around pluralism, freedom, modernization, professionalism, liberalization, diversification, quality and efficiency.

The reform of the information sector has become a necessity to promote the Moroccan media landscape on the threshold of the 21st century, Youssoufi said.

The board discussed a number of financial, administrative and juridical issues and decided to hold another round next september to further the debates. Meanwhile, a committee, supervised by the Prime Minister, will look into the pending issues and submit results of its debates to the coming meeting of the board.