The Kingdom of Morocco and the Gabonese Republic committed on Tuesday to bolstering their bilateral cooperation in the priority areas of economic and human development, reaffirming their shared willingness to enshrine their strategic partnership by elevating it to more ambitious heights.

In a joint Communiqué issued following the bilateral meeting in Rabat between Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Mr. Nasser Bourita and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in charge of Integration and the Diaspora of the Gabonese Republic Mrs. Marie-Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny, the two ministers expressed their satisfaction with the excellent ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, as well as the high regard and respect characterizing ties between the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, and H.E. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, President of the Gabonese Republic, Head of State, and Head of Government.

The two sides thus agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in priority areas of economic and human development, particularly agriculture, agribusiness, infrastructure, digitization and artificial intelligence, while calling for a more significant contribution from the private sector as a catalyst for the economic partnership between the two countries.

During the meeting, Mr. Bourita and Mrs. Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny reaffirmed their shared commitment to consolidating the Morocco-Gabon strategic partnership, elevating it to more ambitious heights based on the principles of solidarity, mutual trust, and shared development.

In this regard, the two ministers spoke of holding a session of the Joint Cooperation Commission in the coming months, to reinvigorate the Morocco-Gabon Business Council, and to host an Economic Forum, as key instruments for boosting trade and supporting Gabon’s economic diversification.