(MENAFN- Morocco World News) ">Rabat – Head of government Saadeddine El Othmani made the announcement on Saturday, November 17, on the 11th extraordinary AU summit on reforms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
'Morocco firmly supports the AU reforms,' El Othmani said. He added that King Mohammed VI has on various occasions personally reiterated Morocco's attachment to the success of the recently launched institutional reforms as well as many other AU initiatives to strengthen the continent's standing on the global stage.
Particularly addressing Rwanda's Paul Kagame, the AU's incumbent chair, El Othmani said that the AU can count on Rabat when it comes to contributing to the materialization of the body's aspirations for the continent.
Kagame, who has been the face of the AU leadership for nearly a year, has been resolute in his belief that African leaders should put efforts in setting the stage for a strong and prosperous Africa.
Some of the major reforms that the AU has been promoting include an intra-African free trade agreement as well as accountability and performance-enhancing procedures on the continent.
Of the 11th AU extraordinary summit on reforms, Kagame said: 'The goal is simple: To make Africa stronger and give our people the future they deserve.'
Since its return to the AU in January 2017, Morocco has been a pioneer of reforms of continental reforms and calls for greater inter and intra-African integration. Rabat has steadily called for fostering intra-African coordination on issues as important as migration, expertise sharing, security, and renewable energies.
At the recent AU reforms summit in Addis Ababa, Morocco's government was represented by head of government Saadedine El Othmani; Mohcine Jazouli, delegate minster for African cooperation; and Mohammed Arrouchi, Rabat's permanent ambassador to the AU.
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