The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, highlighted this Tuesday after his meeting with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, "that the new stage that begins with the Government of Morocco will benefit both peoples."
The head of the Canary Islands Executive acknowledged after the meeting with the Moroccan Foreign Minister that "the Canary Islands has always maintained a good relationship with the Alaouite kingdom and from the Government we are committed to renewing the relationship between the Canary Islands and Morocco. A relationship -he continued- that is based on stability, loyalty, trust and mutual cooperation" and that the Moroccan minister described as "privileged."
During the meeting, which was also attended by the Spanish Ambassador to Morocco, Enrique Ojeda, the Deputy Minister of the President's Cabinet, Octavio Caraballo, and the General Director of Relations with Africa, Luis Padilla, President Fernando Clavijo stressed that "the relationship between the two territories has to benefit both parties, and we are convinced, and we have conveyed this to the minister, that we can work together on issues that we share, including the management of migratory movements, the fight against climate change, the development of clean energies, the promotion of alliances in science and innovation or, for example, cooperation in training."
The Canarian president and the Moroccan minister agreed that "new public and private actors from both parties who are interested in working together and can respond to the scenario of economic transformation and common challenges" in which we are already immersed should be incorporated into this relationship," he added.
One of the main challenges facing both the Canarian and Moroccan governments is migratory flows. Precisely, the Canarian president acknowledged the effort made by the neighboring country in migratory control, with 8,000 troops assigned to this task, and announced after the meeting that "we have agreed to open a space in which Morocco, Spain and the Canary Islands can work together so that unaccompanied Moroccan minors can return to their homes."
Likewise, the president announced that on October 24, through the 'África Canarias Challenge' program, more than 50 people from the Canary Islands will travel to Benguerir, becoming the most important Spanish delegation in history to travel to Morocco in the field of science and technology.
Regarding the Sahara, the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, recalled that foreign relations are the responsibility of the Government of Spain.
