Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum Welcomes Morocco’s Efforts to Achieve SDGs – Joint Declaration –

The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum welcomed, Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the Joint Declaration issued by the Sixth Session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum at the Ministerial Level, the Arab and Russian Foreign Ministers welcomed the outcomes of the annual meetings of the World bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, which were held in Marrakech on October 9-15, 2023, especially those related to financing climate activities and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Regarding sustainable development, the Forum adopted the Joint Action Plan (2024-2026) between the Russian Federation and the League of Arab States, calling on the two parties to implement the activities stated herein, while assigning the Joint High Officials Committee to submit periodic reports to assess progress. The Forum commended the increase of economic cooperation between the League of Arab States Member States and the Russian Federation, calling for enhancing bilateral trade and promote mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of industry, agriculture, food security, water resources, banking and finance, oil and gas, renewable and clean energy, as well as peaceful use of nuclear energy, transport, tourism, communications, and intellectual property rights, in addition to cooperation in various areas, such as environment, technology transfer and etc. The Arab and Russian Foreign ministers congratulated the United Arab Emirates for successfully hosting the COP28 from 30 November till 13 December 2023 at Dubai Expo City, welcoming its “positive results”, which are represented by the adoption of the agreement known as the “UAE Consensus” and setting standards for global climate action.