Morocco reiterated its calls for freeing the African Union of the useless debates that are disconnected from the reality in the Sahara. Speaking at a joint press conference Tuesday in Rabat with Rwandan Foreign Minister Richard Sezibera, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the African Union should be cleaned of debates on the Sahara issue that he described as “sterile, useless and disconnected from reality.”He praised the Rwandan role within the African Union as “constructive” in advocating a realistic solution to dealing with the Sahara issue. During this session, Morocco and Rwanda signed twelve cooperation agreements covering the areas of trade, industry, environment and sustainable development, mutual legal assistance and judicial extradition, tourism and the training of young diplomats. King Mohammed VI visited Rwanda in October 2016 following a visit by President Paul Kagame to Morocco in July the same year. The two countries signed 19 agreements during the royal visit setting the stage for cooperation in vital sectors such as agriculture, housing, vocational training, finances, taxes, banking, new technologies, air transport, tourism and renewable energies.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2019 00:33 UTC