Morocco, Guinea Reaffirm Commitment to Boost Strategic Partnership

This determination was reaffirmed during the 8th session of the Morocco-Guinea Joint Cooperation Commission, co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita and Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, and Guineans Living Abroad Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté.

During the session, the two ministers welcomed the excellent centuries-old ties of friendship, cooperation and solidarity between the two countries, as well as the mutual esteem and respect characterizing the relationship between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and President Mamadi Doumbouya.

Following an in-depth review of the state of bilateral cooperation, they reiterated their shared determination to elevate the Morocco-Guinea partnership to a strategic level, based on mutual interests, shared prosperity and sustainable development, and to make it an exemplary and innovative model of South-South cooperation.

While welcoming the vision of the Guinean President embodied in the "Simandou 2040" program, Bourita underscored Morocco's readiness to share its development experience with Guinea, in accordance with the High Royal Guidelines of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him.

He also expressed the Kingdom's readiness to contribute to the implementation of the program, particularly in priority sectors such as strategic infrastructure, security, fisheries, healthcare, industrial and agricultural processing, food security, skills development, water management and energy.

Furthermore, the two sides welcomed the strengthening of the legal framework governing their bilateral cooperation through the signing, during the 8th session of the Joint Cooperation Commission, of 25 cooperation agreements covering a wide range of sectors, including the economy, finance, air transport, customs, agriculture, energy, tourism, justice, healthcare, meteorology and climatology, ports, housing and urban planning, sports, culture, handicrafts, higher education, scientific research and innovation, as well as academic scholarships and vocational training.

The two ministers reiterated their commitment to ensuring follow-up on the implementation of this enhanced legal framework, with a view to further consolidating the privileged relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Guinea.