Doha – A delegation under the direction of the Chilean Senate President Manuel José Ossandón met on Thursday in Laayoune in Laayoune.
The high level meetThat took place in Morocco during the historical session of the Andean parliament, concentrated on the expansion of parliamentary cooperation and the strengthening of economic partnerships.
Ould Errachid noticed the transformative influence of King Mohammed VI in Chile in 2004, which he described as “promising new prospects for increasing bilateral bonds to a model of south-south cooperation”.
Ossandón, who served in his double role as Chilean Senate President and Vice President of the Andean Parliament, gave the Senate Medal (Medalla del Senado) – the highest honor of the Chilean Oberkammer – his Moroccan counterpart.
The Chilean leader expanded Ould Errachid an invitation to visit Chile while he expressed his satisfaction with an invitation to participate in the southern Parliamentary Dialog forum. Both officials agreed to reactivate joint work on the basis of the cooperation agreement signed in 2017.
The visit contained material discussions with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in which the discussions covered the tariff policy and strategies for improving trade improvement. At the end of her session, the Chilean President also presented the Moroccan diplomatic authority with the Senate Medal (Medalla de la Cámara Alta).
“Chile tries to strengthen the economic cooperation with Morocco and benefit from his experiences, especially with regard to migration flow management, nutritional safety and renewable energies,” said Ossandón during the meeting.
The trade relationships between the countries listed noticeable growth. While the Chilean exports to Morocco reached 17.78 million US dollars in 2024, Moroccan exports after Chile rose in 2021 in the amount of USD $ 11 million in the amount of USD $ 11 million.
The visit coincided with a broader diplomatic initiative as an Andean parliament, which included Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, his plenary session in Rabat. The institution, founded in 1979, gave the status of the Morocco observer in July 2018 and made it the only Arab and African country to keep this position.
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The presence of the Andean parliament in Morocco was President Gustavo Pacheco Villar. confirmed The strong support of the body for territorial integrity Morocco in high -ranking conversations with Bourita on Wednesday.
The representative assembly merges A growing The international trend, as more than 100 countries, including great powers such as the United States, Israel, France, Spain and others, have openly supported Morocco’s sovereignty over the western Sahara.
Ould Errachid welcomed the session of the Andean parliament in Morocco as a strong symbol for strengthening the interregional bonds. During the meeting, he said that “this reflects the serious and sincere commitment to increase the relationships between friendship, brotherhood and partnership on superior levels.”
The Vice President of the Andean Parliament, Oscar Dario Perez, recognized the economic transformation Morocco and cited progress in the development of the infrastructure, energy transition initiatives and a continuing GDP growth. The parliamentary delegation expressed a special interest in Morocco’s strategic position as an important connection between Europe and Africa.
During the discussions, both parties examined opportunities for academic cooperation through the other network of universities and aimed to establish research programs that focus on Arab world studies, Moroccan affairs and African development.
The meetings ended with agreements to strengthen the dialogue of the South South Parliament and to improve biregional cooperation between Africa and the Andean region and mark a new chapter in the diplomatic relationships of Morocco to Latin America.
