The observer status granted to Morocco within the Andean Community at the 20th meeting of the Andean Presidential Council held recently in the Colombian capital Bogotá, will contribute to strengthen relations as well as cooperation between the two parties in all areas, particularly the economic sector, according to the secretary general of this regional grouping, Jorge Hernando Pedraza. Morocco has become an observer of the Andean Community of Nations, a free trade area mustering Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, earlier this month. The Kingdom is the first Arab and African country to gain such a status, which enables it to enhance its presence in Latin America. This status will also help stimulate and increase the volume of trade between the two sides, he pointed out. He added that the general secretariat of the Andean Community, based in Lima (Peru), intends to set up a roadmap, in coordination with the Kingdom, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the two parties.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 16, 2020 14:26 UTC