Morocco’s Lower House First Deputy Speaker Holds Talks with President of CEMAC Parliament

The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamed Sabbari, held talks, on Monday in Rabat, with the President of the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Evariste Ngamana, currently leading an important parliamentary delegation on an official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. On this occasion, Sabbari stressed the particular importance His Majesty King Mohammed VI grants Africa and South-South cooperation, particularly with the countries of Central Africa, the Lower House said in a press release. He also welcomed the excellent relations between the Moroccan parliament and the Community’s six countries’ parliaments, underscoring that the Moroccan Parliament follows closely the advanced experience of the CEMAC Parliament, which “has become a role model in supporting complementarity and cooperation at the level of Africa,” the same source added. In the same regard, he shed light on the common features between the Moroccan Parliament and the CEMAC Parliament, such as their commitment to anchoring the culture of human rights, entrenching democracy, supporting the sovereignty of States, and not interfering in their internal affairs. Sabbari also reaffirmed the readiness of Morocco’s Parliament to share its expertise with the CEMAC Parliament, particularly in digital transition and legislative and control action, in addition to its willingness to benefit from the CEMAC Parliament’s experiences and expertise. For his part, Ngamana noted that this visit aims to reinforce cooperation and friendship between the two parliaments, given the vital role of parliamentary diplomacy in this regard. He also lauded the pioneering role of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in reinforcing South-South cooperation between African countries. He also reaffirmed the support of this parliamentary community to the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara. In the same vein, he expressed the aspiration of the CEMAC Parliament to strengthen the cooperation and consultation bonds with Morocco’s Parliament. The Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa was established in 2010 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, as a body that represents the countries of the region by the Presidents of six States: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.