Hakim Ben Chammach, President of the House of Advisors, and Roger Nkodo Dang, President of the Pan-African Parliament, called for seizing every available opportunity to strengthen mutual cooperation in a manner that serves the vital interests of the African continent, with a view to achieving sustainable development, promoting peace, consolidating security and stability, and addressing climate change.
During the reception hosted by Hakim Benchemach for the President of the Pan-African Parliament, both sides emphasized the need to strengthen the existing ties of friendship and cooperation between the Moroccan Parliament—comprising its two chambers—and the Pan-African Parliament, following the promising prospects opened up by Morocco’s return to the African Union, which will help inject new momentum into the African Union and its affiliated institutions.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the House of Councillors, the President of the Pan-African Parliament—who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a delegation of African parliamentarians at the invitation of the House Presidency—praised the continued support of His Majesty King Mohammed VI for the active and constructive promotion of South-South cooperation, and to promote regional, sub-regional, and continental integration. He expressed his support for the Moroccan Parliament’s efforts to fully play its role within the institutions of the Pan-African Parliament, in line with the leading role Morocco plays on the African continent.
It should be noted that, during this important visit, the President of the Pan-African Parliament met with the Head of Government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Minister Delegate in charge of African Cooperation, and the President of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, as well as a number of Moroccan parliamentarians. He also made a field visit to the Port of Tangier-Med and the new station for the “Al Boraq” high-speed train in the city of Tangier.
Sarah Al-Ramshi
