Morocco and India have agreed to set up a Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism to develop a comprehensive approach to combat terrorism including cross-border terrorism, terrorist financing, and recruitment of terrorists. Mrs Sushma Swaraj said the counterterrorism agreement was important for India, which has been facing the scourge of terrorism for decades. “Our agreement with friendly nation Morocco in fighting terrorism together is important for India,” she was quoted by NDTV as saying. She underlined that India gives importance to its multilateral relations with Morocco and feels that there is unlimited scope for expanding bilateral trade. Swaraj stressed the need to establish a three-dimensional economic cooperation involving India, Morocco and African countries, pointing out that the visit King Mohammed VI paid to India, during the third India-Africa Forum in 2015, gave momentum to bilateral relations.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 19, 2019 15:56 UTC