Business groups are fostering new ties with Morocco as a gateway for the African continent. The president of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Pacheco participated in meetings in Morocco and came back enthused about the possibility of the start of a direct flight to Morocco. Pacheco said Morocco is the gateway to Africa and the Dominican Republic can be the gateway to the Caribbean Basin and much of Latin America for Africans, as reported in El Caribe.
Rosa Hilda Genao, who chairs the Dominican-Moroccan Parliamentary Group, traveled to Morocco for the talks. She was assisted by Dominican ambassador in Morocco, Amaury Justo Duarte. Genao and Pacheco were received by Rachid Talbi El Alami, speaker of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco.
At the meeting, both parliamentary groups and the presidents of both Legislative Chambers addressed common agenda items and agreed to join efforts to generate legislative conditions that promote what they describe as emblematic institutional, economic and social transformations.
The agenda developed by the legislators included socialization with Naama Mayara, president of the Chamber of Councilors; Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Laila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Morocco and Khalihenna Ould Errachid, president of the Royal Consultative Council for Saharan Affairs.
Also, the delegation of Dominican legislators discussed how to act jointly and give continuity to the congressional friendship groups, common agendas, exchange of experiences, capacity building for the mutual benefit of both countries, among other issues.
Similarly, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, they discussed various issues for strengthening parliamentary diplomacy and projects that could be implemented in the coming months for mutual support.
With Naama Mayara, president of the Chamber of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco, they committed to continue joining efforts to generate legislative conditions that promote emblematic institutional, economic and social transformations.
Meanwhile, with Laila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition, they learned about the processes carried out by the Ministry in favor of energy and sustainability, and exchanged views on the energy systems of both nations.
The delegation was composed, in addition to Alfredo Pacheco, by Rosa Hilda Genao, president of the Dominican-Moroccan parliamentary friendship group, José Luis Rodríguez Hiciano, María Elisa Suarez, Pedro Martínez Moronta, Damarys Vásquez, Geraldo Antonio Concepción Vargas and Enriqueta Rojas. In addition, the Dominican ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Amaury Justo Duarte.
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El Caribe
2 May 2023