Morocco a 'priority country' in co-operation with Catalonia, Spanish official

Morocco property is a "priority country" in foreign cooperation with Catalonia, said Thursday President of the autonomous government of this region, José Montilla.

Speaking at a press conference at the end of his three-day visit to Morocco, Spain said that his official visit, the first outside the European Union "showed interest in the Catalan government to strengthen the cooperation relations with the Kingdom in all sectors."

Mr. Montilla, who chaired the important business of the Moroccan property delegation, stressed the growing interest of Catalan companies in investment opportunities, Morocco, particularly in the automotive field.

On bilateral cooperation, Mr. Montilla recalled that his Government had allocated about USD 3.4Mn to finance projects in partnership with NGOs and local communities.
This visit, according to a Spanish official, was to create a "high-level bilateral economic relations, the strengthening of economic and trade relations and to explore opportunities to increase the existing relations between the two sides in various fields of mutual interest.