Minister of Justice held a meeting with his Romanian counterpart and signed a protocol cooperation agreement in the legal field

In the context of a working visit made by Minister of Justice Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi to Romania, the Minister met on Wednesday morning July 12, 2023, with her Romanian counterpart Minister of Justice Mrs. Elena Jorgi.

Minister Ouahbi, on this occasion, has made a brief presentation about reforms undertaken by Morocco in the justice field, concerning legislation and amendments Morocco is preparing to make on its new penal policy and penal bill code, to reinforce conditions for fair trials, safeguarding women and children rights, and enhancing public freedoms to be in the service of justice efficiency.

Minister Ouahbi has confirmed that his department is determined to reinforce and develop cooperation with the Romanian justice Ministry through the signing of several agreements and expertise exchanges between ministries of both countries.

From her side, the Romanian Minister of Justice has presented a series of reforms Romania is undertaking, and has also expressed her happiness to get informed about the Moroccan experience and the reforms being made in Morocco while praising the level of bilateral cooperation between both countries to achieve world stability.

At the end of that meeting, a protocol cooperation agreement was signed in the legal field between ministries of justice from both countries aimed at accelerating pace of exchange of expertise and experiences in sectors of common interest essentially modernization of justice administration and its good governance.