Ankara – Morocco and Turkey have agreed to further strengthen their cooperation both bilaterally and multilaterally, encouraged by the convergence of their views on all regional and international issues, said, on Monday in Ankara, Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani.
Morocco and Turkey, which are bound by strong, long-standing relations, share the same concerns at regional and international levels and are driven on by a strong desire to further strengthen their cooperation in all fields, El Otmani told a joint press conference after talks with his Turkish peer Ahmet Davutoglu.
Rabat and Ankara work together to promote peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa, and coordinate within international organizations, he said.
The minister, who started on Sunday a three-day official visit to Turkey, said that his talks with his Turkish counterpart were fruitful and enabled to agree on the practical mechanisms likely to double bilateral trade, Turkish investments in Morocco and the number of scholarships granted to Moroccan students in Turkey.
The two countries also agreed to enhance their political consultations, said El Otmani who was received by Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
El Otmani and Davutoglu signed two agreements on the promotion of Moroccan and Turkish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and diplomatic cooperation between the two countries.
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