Germany Closely Follows Royal Initiative to Enable Atlantic Ocean Access for Sahel States – Joint Declaration –

Germany said on Friday it is closely following the initiatives launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI for Africa, citing the Royal Initiative to enable Atlantic Ocean access for Sahel States. Germany is “closely following the initiatives launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI for the African continent, including that of November 6, 2023 for the Sahel region” with the aim of facilitating access to the Atlantic Ocean for the countries of the region, underlines the joint declaration adopted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, who held on Friday in Berlin the 1st session of the Morocco-German Multidimensional Strategic Dialogue. Germany also commended Morocco’s active and constructive role and contribution, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, to peace and stability in the region, reaffirming that the Kingdom is an essential partner of the European Union, NATO and Germany in Africa, and a crucial link between North and South.