Skopje: In a Joint Statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timco Mucunski, following their meeting on Monday, North Macedonia “commended the far-reaching reforms undertaken over the past two decades under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, as well as the renewed efforts for political, economic, and social development.”

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, North Macedonia also expressed its appreciation for “Morocco’s New Development Model and for the promotion of advanced regionalization in the Kingdom,” the Joint Statement adds.

Furthermore, it “praised the Atlantic Initiatives launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in support of the African continent, notably the Initiative of the African Atlantic States Process, the Royal International Initiative to facilitate Sahel countries’ access to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Nigeria-Morocco African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project.” These initiatives aim to make the African Atlantic space a geostrategic framework conducive to intra-African development, while fostering stability and prosperity across the continent.

In this regard, the Republic of North Macedonia praised Morocco’s role as a “regional hub of stability and a driver of growth and development in Africa.”