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At the official invitation of Omar Hjira, Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, Carlos A. Hoyos, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, paid a working visit to Morocco with a high-level delegation that included, in particular, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Panama, Aurelio Barria, and Luisa Napolitano, the General Director of the Colon Free Zone of Panama, and the President of the Exporters Association, Arturo Sio. The visit will last for three days, from May 21 to 23, 2026.
This visit was marked by high-level meetings, including a meeting with Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates; Karim Zidan, the Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies; Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social Economy and Solidarity, and Omar Hjira, Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, in addition to representatives of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investments and Exports (AMDIE) and Maroc PME, and a number of sectoral actors of common interest. The Panamanian delegation also made a field visit to the Industrial Acceleration Zone in Kenitra, and will also conduct a reconnaissance visit to the Tangier-Med port complex, with the aim of highlighting Morocco's strategic position as a platform for production, exchange and connection at the regional and international levels. It should be recalled that this visit falls within the context of the dynamic launched, in November 2024, by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God protect him, and the President of the Republic of Panama, José Raúl Mulino Quintero, in order to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. This visit also comes within the framework of the implementation of the roadmap for bilateral cooperation 2025-2027, which was adopted in June 2025 by the foreign ministers of the two countries, with the aim of strengthening an ambitious, sustainable and mutually beneficial economic partnership. In an expanded meeting between the Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade and the Panamanian Minister, attended by all members of the Panamanian delegation, the two sides renewed their joint determination to transform this dynamic into real economic opportunities and with priority measures, as well as continuing coordination to prepare a forum for businessmen and women from the two countries. The two sides also agreed to work on increasing the volume of trade between the two countries and exchanging experiences and working on the integration between the private sectors of the two countries.
