Fassi Fihri, who headed the Moroccan delegation at the GCC ministerial meeting, has made operational proposals for the implementation of this partnership on the basis of an innovative, realistic and sound approach, following a clear roadmap that includes strategic, political and security-based dialogue, as well as the mobility of investment, trade, sectoral cooperation, the human and socio-cultural dimension.

    “Morocco will remain open to any proposal that the Council considers appropriate to begin this advanced integration process, bearing in mind all objective data and available potential to win this joint bet,” said Fassi Fihri.

    He also voiced Morocco’s hope to see this partnership process “leading to important results able to serve the interests of our states.”

    At the end of this meeting, didicated to examine the entry of Morocco and Jordan into the GCC, a joint statement was released in which the foreign ministers agreed to set up two working groups to identify areas of joint cooperation.

    Both working groups from the six-nation group’s General Secretariat and from the Moroccan and Jordanian sides to study scopes of cooperation and partnership

    The statement also included a recommendation to the upcoming GCC summit to approve a 5-year economic development programme that benefits Moroccan and Jordan.