In a statement to MAP at the end of these talks, held on the sidelines of the 2nd Kofi Annan Road Safety Award, Abdeljalil said that transport and logistics represent a means of promoting economic and trade relations between Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire.

He added that the two countries have several levers for cooperation, including the exchange of experience in the logistics and ports sector, the strengthening of maritime connectivity between West African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, and the sharing of experience and consolidation of cooperation in the field of logistics platforms.

“The flow of international road transport has been steadily increasing in recent years”, he added, noting that these bilateral talks also tackled ways of implementing the agreement enabling Moroccan and Ivorian hauliers to work in a comfortable environment to improve transport between the two countries.

In a similar statement, Amadou Koné stressed the importance of strengthening the maritime and land links between Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire, noting that the promotion of Morocco-Ivorian trade and investment remains dependent on the development of transport and logistics.

The Ivorian minister stressed the need to speed up exchanges and develop cooperation, through the sharing of expertise, in order to give a strong boost to bilateral cooperation in the field of logistics and transport, recalling on this occasion the agreements signed between Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire in the field of transport and logistics, during the visit of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to Abidjan.

Amadou Koné also stressed the importance of strengthening links between the two countries’ port infrastructures, in particular between the Tangier Med port and the port of Abidjan, while taking advantage of Morocco’s successful experience in this field.