7th session of the Morocco-Guinea Joint Commission: key points of the Joint Communiqué
In a joint communiqué adopted at the end of the Commission's work, the Republic of Guinea reaffirmed its firm and constant support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco, and its backing for the autonomy plan initiative put forward by the Kingdom, as the only credible and realistic solution for resolving the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.
Mr. Kouyaté also praised the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive and consensual framework for achieving a realistic, practical and lasting solution to the Sahara regional dispute.
The head of Guinean diplomacy also stressed that the Republic of Guinea's opening of a Consulate General in Dakhla in January 2020 is in line with its historic position.
The Republic of Guinea saluted the constant efforts made by the Kingdom of Morocco, under the wise and enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in favor of peace and development in Africa.
The two parties underligned that the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Guinea reiterated their shared desire to make their partnership relations a model of inter-African cooperation.
The two parties underlined the interest shown by the two Heads of State, HM King Mohammed VI, and His Excellency Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, in the development of economic relations between the two brotherly countries, as part of a new partnership strategy.
The two ministers hailed the sustained pace of mutually beneficial and fruitful bilateral cooperation between the two countries, as well as the prospects for diversifying and consolidating this partnership in promising sectors such as training, agriculture, food security, sea fishing, hydraulics, health, energy, port management and mining.
Bourita expressed the Kingdom's readiness to contribute to socio-economic development efforts in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in priority sectors such as security, fisheries, health, social development, agriculture, vocational training, water and energy.
The two ministers also reaffirmed the desire of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Guinea to develop an ambitious Public-Private Partnership (PPP) that would be mutually beneficial for both countries, to serve as a model for South-South cooperation on the continent.
Emphasizing that the seventh session of the Morocco-Guinea Joint Commission took place in a climate of cordiality and mutual understanding, they affirmed that this meeting had helped to breathe new life into the excellent relations linking the two countries.
During their talks, the two ministers expressed their satisfaction at the excellent ties of friendship and solidarity between the two countries, and praised the quality of the feelings of esteem and respect that characterize the relations between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), Head of State, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces.
In this respect, Bourita recalled the positive momentum generated by Kouyaté's visit to Rabat on May 09, expressing the Kingdom of Morocco's full readiness to continue working to give renewed impetus to this momentum of cooperation and solidarity.
He also reiterated the thanks and gratitude of the Government of Morocco for the unconditional support that the Republic of Guinea has always given to the Kingdom, as demonstrated by the positions it has taken in various regional and international bodies. The two parties have agreed, to this end, to support, in a concerted and mutual manner, the Moroccan and Guinean bids at the level of these bodies.
At the end of the seventh session of the Morocco-Guinea Joint Cooperation Commission, the two parties expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of this important meeting, which enabled them to examine and identify various cooperation projects and actions to be carried out jointly, welcoming the spirit of fraternity and mutual understanding that marked the proceedings.
The two parties agreed to hold the eighth session of the Morocco-Guinea Joint Cooperation Commission in Conakry, on a date to be decided by mutual diplomatic agreement.