Rabat Hosts 3rd Ministerial Meeting of Atlantic African States Process on Wednesday

This initiative is the enshrinement of the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, aiming to make the Atlantic African space a zone of peace, stability and shared prosperity, underlined the ministry in a statement, noting that this third edition follows two ministerial meetings held respectively in Rabat and New York in 2022.

The first ministerial meeting, held in Rabat on June 08, 2022, resulted in the Rabat Declaration I, which underlined the political commitment of Atlantic African countries to implement their partnership aimed at strengthening ties of cooperation and integration between African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, with a view to consolidating peace, stability and shared prosperity in the region.

The second edition of the ministerial meeting, which took place in New York on September 23, 2022, launched work on the Program of Action, which constitutes a roadmap to enable the member countries of this initiative to achieve their common objectives on three strategic priorities: political and security dialogue; blue economy, maritime connectivity and energy; and protection and conservation of the marine environment.

In addition, the statement stressed, a meeting of senior officials of the Process is being held this Tuesday to prepare for the ministerial Meeting.

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