On December 16, the 7th meeting of the Morocco-China Joint Economic, Commercial, and Technical Cooperation Commission was held in Beijing. Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the head of the Moroccan delegation, Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour, with Assistant Minister of Commerce Zhang Li in attendance.

Wang Wentao noted that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and King Mohammed VI, China-Morocco relations have continued to develop, yielding positive results in bilateral economic and trade cooperation. The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has outlined a blueprint for China’s development over the next five years, and the recently concluded Central Economic Work Conference made important plans for deepening international cooperation. China-Morocco economic and trade cooperation is now facing new development opportunities and broad prospects. Convening the 7th meeting of the joint commission today represents a concrete action in implementing the important economic and trade consensus reached by the two heads of state. China stands ready to work with Morocco to strengthen strategy alignment, deepen cooperation in trade, investment, green economy, and other fields, and elevate China-Morocco economic and trade relations to a new level.

Ryad Mezzour said that China and Morocco enjoy friendly relations. Morocco attaches great importance to enhancing cooperation with China and is ready to work together to actively implement the consensus of the two heads of state, continuously strengthen bilateral economic, trade, and technical cooperation, and establish a mutually beneficial partnership to advance bilateral economic and trade relations.

The two sides positively evaluated the cooperation achievements made since the previous meeting of the joint commission. They exchanged views and reached broad consensus on key issues, including promoting the sustained and healthy development of bilateral trade, expanding investment cooperation, and strengthening cooperation in industrial and supply chains as well as emerging fields. Following the meeting, the two sides jointly signed the minutes of the meeting.