ACCRA, Ghana (XOL Africa) — Ghana and Morocco have signed 11 bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding aimed at expanding cooperation in areas including aviation, customs, education, science, technology, vocational training, sports and diplomacy.
The agreements were signed Tuesday at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the ministerial session of the second Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries.
The session was co-chaired by Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.
The meeting followed a technical experts’ session held in Rabat from June 9 to 11, according to a statement issued Friday.
The agreements cover air services; mutual administrative assistance in customs matters; standardization, conformity assessment and metrology; higher education and scientific and technological cooperation; meteorology and climatology; and scientific and technical cooperation in the mining and geological sectors.
The two countries also signed agreements covering diplomatic training, vocational training, academic scholarships and internships, as well as memorandums on sports and archives.
The scientific and technical cooperation agreement involves Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, Ghana’s Minerals Commission and the Ghana Geological Survey Authority.
The two foreign ministers reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the effective implementation of the agreements and decisions reached under the second Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation.
They also expressed confidence that the renewed partnership would further deepen relations between Ghana and Morocco while contributing to greater African integration and collective self-reliance.
The agreements represent a broad expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, with both sides seeking to strengthen institutional ties and practical collaboration across multiple sectors.
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