2023-08-17 02:22:00
The new Paraguayan president, Santiago Pena, affirmed that Morocco represents, for Paraguay and for all the countries of South America, an ideal gateway to Africa and the Arab world.
During an audience granted to Rachid Talbi Alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives, who represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the investiture ceremony of the new Paraguayan President, Santiago Pena added that he and the leaders of the countries in the region share the same appreciation for Morocco as a gateway to Africa and the Arab world, stressing the important role of the Kingdom in the development of the south in general and believing that the strengthening of cooperation with Morocco will advance South-South relations towards greater prosperity and progress.
Talbi El Alami indicated that during this audience, he transmitted to the President of Paraguay the greetings of King Mohammed VI and his high appreciation of the democratic model of Paraguay, similar to the democratic model of Morocco, adding that the two countries have established a tradition democracy materialized by the holding of regular elections in full respect of the legal and constitutional deadlines for the organization of electoral deadlines.
The Paraguayan president also expressed his desire to visit Morocco and promote fruitful relations with the Kingdom.
Talbi Alami stressed in this context that Morocco is a reliable partner and a stable country politically, socially and economically despite a turbulent environment, recalling that since the year 2000, His Majesty the King has made around fifty visits to Africa crowned by the signing of 1,500 cooperation agreements.
He also noted that the Kingdom has the largest banking network in Africa, in addition to insurance, telecommunications and air transport companies which are active in many countries on the continent.
At the same time, the Speaker of the House of Representatives mentioned a series of strategic projects in which Morocco is involved at the continental level, foremost among which is the gas pipeline project between Nigeria and Morocco, a gigantic project which will have very positive effects on the 13 countries it will cross.
He recalled that Morocco has built two fertilizer production plants in Ethiopia and Nigeria, in an approach aimed mainly at helping to ensure food security in these regions of the continent.
Talbi Alami concluded that His Majesty the King believes that the future of the world lies in the south, specifically in Africa, Latin America and South Asian countries and since a new world is emerging form, Morocco aspires, with Paraguay, to be an active actor by consolidating the excellent relations between Rabat and Asuncion.
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