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Morocco World
23-05-2025
- Business
- Morocco World
Dakhla, France's Dreux Forge Twinning Path with Friendship Pact Signing
Doha – Dreux and Dakhla signed a Friendship Pact on Thursday, laying the groundwork for their future twinning. The agreement, signed by Dreux Mayor Pierre-Frédéric Billet and Dakhla Communal Council President Erragheb Hormattollah, symbolizes equality and mutual progress in economic and cultural domains. The signing ceremony took place during the 'Salon du Maroc' in Dreux, running from May 21-25. This exhibition showcases Moroccan craftsmanship, gastronomy, and traditions, with the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region as the featured guest of honor. Morocco's Ambassador to France, Samira Sitaïl, inaugurated the salon on Wednesday. She was accompanied by Dreux Mayor Billet, Dakhla-Oued-Eddahab Regional Council First Vice-President M'Barek Hammia, Centre-Val-de-Loire Regional President François Bonneau, and Dakhla Communal Council President Hormattollah. 'The region is largely represented through the various stands we have visited, where we could measure everything these Moroccan regions intend to offer to the rest of the world,' Sitaïl noted during the inauguration. The exhibition brings together over 120 exhibitors from Morocco's twelve regions. They display handmade carpets, pottery, and traditional jewelry. Interactive workshops allow visitors to discover Moroccan cuisine, traditional music, Arabic calligraphy, and beauty rituals. The event is part of 'L'Année du Maroc à Dreux' (Morocco Year in Dreux), launched in January. This initiative aims to highlight the human wealth of both countries in a city that symbolizes Franco-Moroccan friendship. This municipal alliance emerges within a broader framework of subnational diplomatic engagement between Paris and Rabat. Last month, Occitanie became the first French region to formalize cooperation with Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, signing a declaration of intent on April 24. Read also: Western Sahara: France's AFD to Invest €150 Million in Morocco's Southern Provinces The Occitanie agreement established collaboration in key sectors including economy, industry, higher education, and environment. It prioritizes aeronautics, green hydrogen, offshore wind energy, sustainable mobility, university cooperation, research, and tourism. The day after the Occitanie agreement, Montpellier Mayor Michaël Delafosse visited Dakhla to explore business opportunities and discuss cooperation focusing on water sports, cultural exchanges, and sustainable economic projects. The initiatives now underway translate high-level diplomatic rhetoric into actionable frameworks. President Emmanuel Macron's formal recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the region in July 2024 aligned France with the 110 countries that back Morocco's Autonomy Plan. This marked the inflection point that dismantled decades of calculated ambiguity, propelling Paris from guarded neutrality to an unequivocal affirmation of Morocco's territorial sovereignty. These territorial partnerships crystallize France's strategic reorientation toward Morocco's southern provinces, serving as a concrete outgrowth of the 'Enhanced Exceptional Partnership' framework concluded in October 2024 during Macron's state visit to Rabat. Tags: DakhlaMorocco France Relations
Maroc
16-05-2025
- Business
- Maroc
Spanish Delegation Takes Notes of Development Momentum in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab
A Spanish delegation from the municipality of La Oliva (Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands) visited Dakhla on Thursday to learn about the region's development momentum and major structuring projects currently underway in Dakhla-Oued Eddahab. Led by the Mayor of La Oliva, Isai Blanco Marrero, the visit provided an opportunity to explore the region's assets and infrastructure across various productive sectors. 'This visit was fruitful and allowed the delegation to take note of the efforts made to reinforce development in the region at all levels, particularly in the economy and infrastructure,' Marrero told the press following a meeting with the wali of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, governor of Oued Eddahab Province, Ali Khalil, attended by the President of the Dakhla Communal Council, Erragheb Hormatollah, and the President of the Provincial Council, Mohamed Salem Hammia. For his part, the President of the Dakhla Communal Council, Erragheb Hormatollah, said that the Spanish delegation, having been briefed on the various programs and projects underway in the region, expressed admiration for the sustained regional development momentum. He added that this meeting also provided an opportunity to exchange views on the means of bolstering cooperation between the cities of Dakhla and La Oliva. In turn, the President of the Oued Eddahab Provincial Council emphasized that the meeting highlighted key achievements and major development projects in the region, including the Dakhla Atlantic Port and the seawater desalination plant, as well as agricultural initiatives. The Spanish delegation also held talks with the Vice President of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Regional Council, Mbarek Hammia, who underscored the region's investment potential, particularly in fishing, tourism, agriculture, and renewables. In this regard, he noted that the region, due to its strategic position as the Kingdom's gateway to the depth of Africa, has become a prime investment destination offering promising prospects. The program also includes field visits to key ongoing projects in the region, notably the construction site of the Dakhla Atlantic Port. MAP: 16 mai 2025
