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Morocco Finances Sustainable Development Projects in Côte d'Ivoire
Contact: K. Drawi, 240-994-6416

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 4, 2015 /Standard Newswire/ -- HM King Mohammed VI paid a working and friendship visit to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, held on Tuesday, June 2, at the presidential palace in Abidjan where he had private talks with Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara.

On the same day, Morocco's King Mohammed VI and President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara chaired at the presidential palace in Abidjan, the signing ceremony of six agreements of bilateral cooperation in different areas.

Following the signing ceremony, the sovereign launched in Abidjan the building works of a fish unloading site in Grand Lahou, for a total budget of 20 million dirhams.

The project, financed by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Sustainable Development in the amount of 13 million dirhams and the Fisheries Department (7 million dirhams), is part of South-South cooperation and reflects the strong friendship ties between Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire.

The sovereign also launched in Yopougon (Abidjan) the building works of a training center in construction and tourism, for a total budget of 55 million dirhams.

Spanning over an area of 3 hectares, the center will provide vocational training in construction and public works sectors, as well as tourism, hotel and catering.

It will meet the needs of economic operators in skilled human resources, enhance the employability of young people and promote their professional integration and ensure support for major social and economic development projects undertaken by Côte d'Ivoire.

In addition, HM King Mohammed VI handed at the University Hospital Center of Yopougon in Abidjan, a donation of two tons of medicines to the Ivorian Anti-Aids Program.

The royal donation, offered by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Sustainable Development, is fully in line with the vision of HM King Mohammed VI, who endeavors to provide a humanist content to Morocco's solidarity with African countries and South-South cooperation, through the launch of a host of programs to assist disadvantaged populations of the continent.

This royal donation is composed of two tons of medicines to treat opportunistic diseases and infections associated with AIDS. The lot includes three families of drugs, i.e. 800 boxes of antiviral drugs, 10,700 boxes of antibacterial drugs and 22,400 boxes of antifungal drugs.

The royal donation, which gives a human dimension to the royal visit to Côte d’Ivoire, is another consecration of the fruitful and exemplary cooperation between Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire in the field of health and medical and paramedical training.

It also reflects the determination of the Sovereign to contribute to the progress and prosperity of the brotherly Ivorian people, the establishment of a strategic, multifaceted and determined partnership between the two countries, and the mobilization of the full potential to achieve the objectives of sustainable human development in this brotherly and friendly country.