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Salma Benaziz, president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs, Immigration and Moroccan expatriates, received on Monday March 10, 2025, Mr. Li Changlin Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China accredited to the Kingdom of Morocco, at the request of the Ambassador.
At the start of the meeting, the ambassador thanked the president of the Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs, Immigration and Moroccan Affairs Commission for reception and expressed her appreciation for good strategic relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the People’s Republic of China, which have experienced a development in recent years, covering the economic, industrial, cultural and scientific fields. He also highlighted the Moroccan-Chinese parliamentary relations and the achievements made through mutual visits, in particular the visit of Mr. Rachid Talbi Alami, president of the Chamber of Deputies, in the Republic of China in May 2024, at the invitation of his counterpart Mr. Leji Zhao, President of the Permanent Committee of the National People’s Assembly of China, which made a visit to our country in May 2023.
For his part, Salma Benaziz welcomed Mr. Li Changlin and stressed that relations between Morocco and China constitute a model of fruitful cooperation in many areas, emphasizing higher education and cultural exchanges, and insisting on the need to invest in human capital. It also stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation in the fields of technological innovation, particularly in terms of artificial intelligence and intelligent cities, because they play a central role in economic and social development.
The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee has given an overview of the position of Morocco at the African level, Africa being a natural extension of the kingdom, and has reviewed the initiatives which reflect the ambition of Morocco to strengthen regional cooperation and to achieve sustainable development on the continent, such as the project of gas pipeline with Nigeria, the initiative of the Afro-Atlantic series, as well as the initiative of green hydrogen. It also highlighted the role that Morocco can play as an industrial platform and regional logistics, given its strategic situation, its advanced infrastructure and the trade agreements which connect it to the African, European and Asian markets.
For his part, Mr. Li Changlin praised Moroccan talents and skills living in China, which actively contribute to the areas of scientific research, technology and economics, reflecting the quality of Moroccan training and its ability to be competitive worldwide.
