Minister Leila Benali signs a MoU with her Spanish counterpart in the sector of environment, climate change and sustainable development

Minister of Energy Transition, Sustainable Development, Mrs. Leila Benali signed last Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Rabat a MoU with her Spanish counterpart Mrs. Teresa Riviera Rodriguez, Spanish Minister of Climate Change and Demographic Challenge, which concerns environment, climate change and sustainable development.

Minister Leila Benali has confirmed in a statement following the holding of the 12th session of the high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain, presided over by the government President, Mr. Aziz Akhannoch, and the Spanish government President Pedro Sanchez, the determination by both governments to give a new push to the strategic partnership which links the two countries in the energy sector and reinforcing more their bilateral cooperation in the renewable energies, especially green hydrogen, electricity, gas, mining, environment and sustainable development.

The Moroccan government official has informed that her meeting with her Spanish counterpart was also an opportunity to talk about different topics in relation with the preparation of Cop 28, as Morocco will be presiding the UNGA sixth session about environment.