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Monday 3 April 2017

Fisheries Minister Holds Talks in Malta with Spanish Peer, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs

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Fisheries Minister Holds Talks in Malta with Spanish Peer, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Aziz Akhannouch held, Thursday in Malta, separate talks with his Spanish peer Isabel Garcia Tejerina and with European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs Karmenu Vella, on the different themes of the fisheries sector, notably sustainability and responsible fishing.
Fisheries Minister Holds Talks in Malta with Spanish Peer, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs

During the talks, which took place on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference on Mediterranean Fisheries, the parties, linked by historical and developed cooperation in the fisheries sector, shared their respective visions on the methods to be adopted for greater efficiency in future joint actions to be undertaken, said a statement by the ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries.

The meetings were also an opportunity to discuss means in order to strengthen cooperation in the fisheries sector, in which Morocco and the European Union are bound by an agreement, the statement said.

The different parties also expressed their respective concerns and their willingness to ensure the preservation of the good framework of cooperation between the two historical partners, added the same source.

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