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The Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Powers of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico (FOPREL), welcomed, Wednesday in Rabat, the initiative of King Mohammed VI aimed at facilitating the access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean .
By virtue of a decision adopted unanimously at the end of the work of its 30th extraordinary session hosted by the Moroccan parliament, the members of FOPREL undertake to highlight the royal initiative on an international scale in the The aim of “resolving the lack of significant infrastructure and investment” in the African Atlantic Sahel.
The Forum noted that this initiative aims to establish a robust institutional framework bringing together 23 Atlantic African countries, “which will make the Atlantic coast of Morocco a platform to strengthen maritime and air logistics connectivity between these States”.
The members of FOPREL also underlined that the links which will be forged thanks to the royal initiative are capable of facilitating the exchange of goods and the flow of investments in the countries of the South and of bringing together the production chains generating rich sources of raw materials, particularly within the Arab-American geo-economic space.
At the same time, they welcomed the initiative presented by the President of the House of Advisors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, aimed at creating a parliamentary dialogue forum between Morocco, Central America and the Caribbean, whose sessions would be organized alternately between the two parties.
They called for the realization of this initiative to serve as a “basis to institutionalize parliamentary relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and FOPREL, and establish communication and coordination mechanisms between the two parties.”
The members of this Forum further underlined the importance of strengthening FOPREL’s links with the international community, while recognizing its strategic role in strengthening, modernizing and harmonizing regulatory frameworks, given their importance in parliamentary diplomacy and political dialogue.
On the other hand, the members of the Forum expressed their sincere thanks to the presidents of the House of Representatives and the House of Advisors for the efforts and logistical support provided by the Moroccan Parliament in order to guarantee the success of the 30th extraordinary session of the FOPREL.
Speaking on this occasion, the President of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, noted that this session was marked by the examination of several current issues, including global warming, peace and the fight against terrorism and organized crime, believing that these challenges require concerted efforts from countries that share the same visions and aspirations.
Created in 1994, FOPREL aims to strengthen the implementation and harmonization of the legislation of member countries and to develop consultation mechanisms between the presidents of their legislative institutions to address the challenges facing the region, in addition to supporting legislative studies at the regional level.
It brings together the presidents of the Parliaments of member countries, in addition to observer members in this case Parlatino, Parlacen and the Chilean parliament in addition to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, promoted to the status of “advanced partner”.
