Princess Astrid, representative of the Belgian monarch King Philip, chaired Thursday in Tangier the opening session of a seminar on "Business Opportunities" in Tangier.
The first part of the seminar was held at the port of Tangier in the presence of an important Belgian delegation, including several federal and regional ministers, some 400 economic actors representing more than 250 companies, and a number of Moroccan officials and businessmen.
The head of the Tangier Mediation Agency, Fouad Al-Barini, said in a speech that the visit comes within the framework of enhancing the "excellent" bilateral relations and will contribute to enhancing cooperation in the field of logistics and industry, adding that the Mediterranean port of Tangier has exchanges with Belgian ports characterized by " Important at the European level ".
He pointed out that Belgian companies have "built the Tangier Mediterranean complex since its inception and contributed to its success." He highlighted the participation of Belgian contractors during the various phases of the construction of the boat and the stability of other companies in its various industrial platforms, as well as the existence of a cooperation agreement with the training center in port activities at the Belgian port of Anvers.
"The city of Tangier has become a locomotive for development in Morocco thanks to the special care of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Nasrallah," he said, adding that the Tangier Mediterranean project is "the fruit of a wise royal vision and the embodiment of the royal will to make the north of the kingdom a maritime and logistic center. Industrial and trade with international dimensions. "
Mr. Al-Barini pointed out that "Tangier-Med is a real project for the rehabilitation of the dirt field and the creation of a competitive and dynamic pole that is directed towards the world." It includes industrial platforms and areas of activities covering an area of 1600 hectares containing more than 800 companies and a real estate facility on the area of 5 thousand hectares, Has become, in less than 10 years, a partner "preferred for European actors."
For his part, the minister - the head of the Flanders province, Gert Bourgeois, stressed that the city of Tangier and its neighboring areas, has seen in a short period of "tremendous development and impressive," explaining that the region has become a pole of growth in Morocco.
He praised the close cooperation in the field of maritime transport and port activities between Belgium and Morocco, both in terms of training through the Institute of Training in port activities at the Belgian port of Anvers or between the ports of the two countries. He praised the growth of trade between Tangier Mediterranean port and Zibroj port, Tangier Med 2 and investment in northern Morocco.
On the occasion of the event, Princess Astrid and her accompanying delegation were briefed on the Tangier Mediterranean port complex. They also signed the Golden Book of the Mediterranean port of Tangier and visited the site of the Belgian company Wielman Cosimco.
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