Morocco and Turkey held talks in Rabat on Thursday to discuss ways of strengthening trade cooperation and promote bilateral investment.
The meeting was held between Morocco's Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira, and Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Mustafa Tuzcu, who is visiting the Kingdom at the head of a delegation of business representatives.
In a statement to the press, Tuzcu recalled that the visit is part of the roadmap agreed upon during the Joint Committee meeting on the Free Trade Agreement, held last June.
He noted that the Turkish delegation, composed of representatives from 20 companies, held fruitful bilateral meetings and will continue discussions to explore opportunities for cooperation in trade and investment.
Tuzcu noted that since the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries came into effect in 2006, trade exchanges have seen significant growth.
He also reported that more than 250 Turkish companies are already operating in Morocco, with a total investment volume of approximately one billion dollars and generating around 20,000 jobs.
The Turkish Deputy Minister also emphasized the complementarity of the Moroccan and Turkish economies, describing both as dynamic emerging markets in the African and European contexts. He underlined the shared commitment of both countries to expand their partnership into third markets.
For his part, Hejira emphasized that Tuzcu's visit reflects Turkey’s genuine willingness to elevate its economic and trade cooperation with Morocco to a more ambitious level.
This momentum, he noted, aims to give new impetus to bilateral trade relations and work toward a more balanced trade exchange.
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