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Tuesday 20 March 2018

Morocco Plays Leading Role in Migration Management in Africa, British Envoy

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Morocco Plays Leading Role in Migration Management in Africa, British Envoy

British Envoy for migration Tim Cole said, on Monday in Rabat, that Morocco plays a leading role in managing migration in Africa.

"What really impressed me is the leading role that Morocco plays in the management of migration, not only in Africa, but also in within the African Union," said Cole in a statement to the press on the sidelines of his visit to the headquarters of the East-West Foundation in Rabat.

The British envoy is currently visiting Morocco to discuss national and international migration policies and to learn about the Kingdom's experience in managing migration affairs.

"I had a lot of briefings, I met the partners of the European Union and I also came to see this center to enquire about the situation of refugees in Morocco. It is very interesting", said the British envoy who was accompanied by the British ambassador in Rabat Thomas Reilly and the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Morocco Jean Paul Cavaliéri.

He also underlined the "leading role" that Morocco played in co-chairing the last World Forum on Migration and Development, as well as in the organization of the United Nations intergovernmental conference on migration, scheduled for next December in Marrakech. This higher-level conference is tasked with adopting the "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration".

"I am happy with my visit to Morocco, which has a lot of experience due to its involvement in migration affairs at the different levels, I am particularly interested in the policies of this country for this compact", he said.

MAP 19 March 2018