Rachida Dati during a historic visit to the eyes … a step towards the strengthening of the Moroccan Sahara

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:

Today, Monday, February 17, the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, arrived in the Moroccan city of El -Ayoun, accompanied by the Moroccan Minister of Culture, Youth and Communication Mohamed Al Mahdi Benaid , during an official visit which is the first of its kind, in order to improve cultural cooperation between the two countries. The visit program began with a visit to the Saint-Exupéry Museum and Professor Casamar in Tarfaya, in the context of the revival of the cultural and historical heritage of the region.

In a statement to the Minister of Culture, Mahdi Benaid, he stressed that this visit comes within the framework of the agreements signed between Morocco and France in the presence of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron. He stressed that the visit of the French Minister of Culture in the South provinces represents an important step towards activation of French recognition of the Moroccan Sahara, stressing that this is a clear political message that reflects support French in the kingdom.

Benaid explained that Dati’s visit is one of several objectives that include political, cultural and historical cooperation, in addition to economic dimensions. He stressed that cultural cooperation between Morocco and France includes the development of cultural industries, with the exploitation of the cultural heritage of the Tarfaya region, which is linked to the French city of Toulouse and the historic figure Saint-ExupéryAnd that has left significant effects in the region.

In this context, Benaid revealed that projects restore a group of historic monuments such as the Casamar parameter, in order to convert it into a cultural space which improves the position of the cultural and historical region. He stressed that this cultural cooperation will help provide employment opportunities to the population of the region and to improve the development of the cultural sector in a sustainable manner.