In this joint communiqué, Morocco and Zambia expressed their shared desire to make the bilateral partnership an exceptional model of intra-African cooperation, based on the values of solidarity, exchange and sharing.

The two officials welcomed the strong ties of fraternity, solidarity, support and understanding between Moroccan and Zambian people and the existing mutual respect between His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, and His Brother, His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema, as well as the shared desire to make the bilateral partnership an exceptional model of intra-African cooperation, based on the values of solidarity, exchange and sharing”.

The two sides also expressed satisfaction at the steady pace of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

Both Ministers exalted the Visit of His Majesty the King, May God Assist Him, to Zambia in February 2017, that gave a strong boost to Moroccan-Zambian relations, underlining that this Royal Visit was an opportunity for the two countries to further consolidate their political relations and to diversify and enrich their economic and commercial cooperation.

Mr. Nasser Bourita underlined that Morocco sincerely wishes to put in place a constructive and a deep political dialogue with Zambia, welcoming the convergence of visions of both sides on issues of common interest, marked by a common commitment to peace, stability, respect for sovereignty of States and democracy in Africa and in the world.

Both Ministers highlighted the important economic potential offered by the two countries, reaffirming their unwavering commitment to develop their mutually beneficial economic partnership, and to increase two-way trade to a satisfactory level.

In this regard, they agreed to create a more enabling environment for mutual investment and to encourage the business communities of both countries to fully explore and take advantage of the opportunities offered by their growing markets and expanding infrastructure.

Both sides also reiterated the importance of the Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) as a key mechanism to strengthen ongoing collaboration between the two countries and acknowledged the necessity of holding it regularly.

In this regard, both sides agreed to hold, in Lâayoune, during the last quarter of 2024, the first session of the JPCC, that will among other sectors, mining-critical minerals and battery electric vehicle value chain; agriculture, food security, horticulture and precise irrigation, as Morocco is the leading producer of Phosphate fertilizers and has major programmes with a number of African countries; security cooperation, intelligence and security cooperation; trade calling for the creation of Trade alliances within the context of the AU Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); education and academic and professional training.

At the multilateral level, both sides called for the development of a high-level joint political dialogue and stressed the importance of intensifying their contacts with the aim of further harmonizing their positions within regional, continental, multilateral and international institutions, such as the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN).

Mr. Mulambo Haimbe, welcomed the Atlantic Initiative, launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, aimed at transforming this continental maritime space into a zone of peace, stability and development.

The Zambian official praised the opportunity offered by the Royal Initiative to facilitate the access of the Sahel States to the Atlantic Ocean that, in turn, will contribute to the region's socio-economic development and ensure stability and prosperity in Africa.

He also welcomed the “Enlightened” Initiative of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, within the framework of the Atlantic African States Process to enhance cooperation by making the Atlantic African space as a geostrategic framework for intra-African cooperation and promoting peace, stability and shared prosperity.

Mr. Nasser Bourita and Mr. Haimbe also welcomed the strong ties of fraternity, solidarity, support and understanding between Moroccan and Zambian people and the existing mutual respect between His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, and His Brother, His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema.

The Republic of Zambia reiterated its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara, underlining the relevance of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as the only credible, serious and realistic solution.

In this Joint Communiqué, Mr. Haimbe reiterated his country’s “full support” to the Moroccan Autonomy Plan presented by the Kingdom of Morocco, as the “only credible, serious and realistic solution”.

He also commended the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive framework for reaching a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

For his part, Mr. Nasser Bourita welcomed the “positive value” of this decision, hailing the positive development in the relations between the two brotherly countries over the years by the opening, in October 2020, of the Embassy of Zambia in Rabat and its General Consulate in Laâyoune, and its participation in January 15th, 2021, in the Ministerial Conference in Support of the Initiative of Autonomy under the Sovereignty of Morocco, at the invitation of the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America.