Cabo Verde FM Praises HM the King’s Leadership & Strong Commitment to Peace, Stability, and Development in Africa

Rabat – The Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration José Filomeno de Carvalho Dias Monteiro, praised, on Tuesday in Rabat, the Royal Initiatives and expressed his admiration for the leadership and strong commitment of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in favor of peace, stability, and development in Africa.

In a joint press release issued following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita, Dias Monteiro lauded the leadership and remarkable contribution of HM the King to the international community’s efforts to promote peace, stability, and development on the African continent.

On this occasion, the two ministers commended the momentum initiated by the Atlantic African States Process, aimed at making the Atlantic African space an area of co-emergence and stability, as well as a geostrategic framework offering significant opportunities for synergy and cooperation between member countries in key strategic areas such as the environment, food security, health, energy, logistical interconnection, resource pooling, and experience exchange.

Dias Monteiro also hailed the Sovereign’s Initiative to facilitate Sahel countries’ access to the Atlantic Ocean and emphasized the strategic importance of this initiative, which is part of Morocco’s active solidarity with its African brother countries.

Furthermore, the two ministers praised the progress of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project, a symbol of South-South cooperation, which is currently in the startup phase of its implementation.