The Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Alberto Franco França, has announced that he will soon visit Morocco, a country that "now holds a key position in North Africa as a bridge to other countries and continents."
Speaking to MAP, on the sidelines of the decoration ceremony of former Brazilian President Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello of the Grand Cordon of the Alaouite Wissam, Carlos França welcomed the quality of relations between Morocco and Brazil, based on the defense of shared values of the respective peoples.
For the Brazilian minister, "the scope of cooperation should be strengthened not only in commercial aspects but also in cultural fields," stressing that "bilateral relations are very harmonious and have great potential for development. I am optimistic for the future."
He highlighted the great potential to diversify and strengthen trade relations between the two countries.
Carlos França said that Morocco and Brazil can further coordinate within the United Nations and international forums. "Brazil was recently elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (for the 2022-2023 period), and we can converge views based on our shared values," he added.
"During our recent visit to the Gulf region (President Jair Bolsonaro's mid-November tour of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar), we discussed the important question of air routes between these countries and Brazil, with stopovers in Casablanca," he noted.
Regarding the Moroccan Sahara issue, Carlos França said he had the opportunity to address the issue with his Moroccan counterpart during a recent telephone exchange. "My visit to Morocco is expected in the first half of 2022, and it will allow me to discuss this question, including topics of common interest," he pointed out.
