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Dakhla-Oued Eddahab: Guatemalan Delegation Explores Prospects for Cooperation
According to the delegation, for a Guatemala eager to diversify its markets and open itself to new partners, Morocco represents a strategic gateway to the African continent.
A high-level Guatemalan delegation, led by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala, Julio Eduardo Orozco, conducted a visit to Dakhla on Friday to examine the investment opportunities available in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region and to explore the prospects for economic and commercial cooperation with the Kingdom.
This visit takes place within the framework of the economic promotion week of the Republic of Guatemala in Morocco, which aims to promote the economic potential of this Central American country to the Kingdom in various sectors of activity and to foster the development of win-win business partnerships.
On this occasion, the Guatemalan delegation held a meeting at the headquarters of the region’s wilaya, during which the acting Director of the Regional Investment Center, Ahmed Kathir, presented the main productive sectors of the region, notably maritime fishing, agriculture, tourism, and renewable energies.
In a statement to MAP on the sidelines of a visit to the Dakhla Atlantique port construction site, the Guatemalan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his “great admiration” for the development achievements accomplished in the region under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, stating his country’s willingness to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by this region.
He stressed that for a Guatemala eager to diversify its markets and open itself to new partners, Morocco represents a strategic gateway to the African continent, noting that the Kingdom has succeeded in making the region a true space of growth and prosperity through major structural projects, such as the Dakhla Atlantique port, seawater desalination projects, the development of sustainable agriculture, and the promotion of renewable energies.
The Guatemalan official also highlighted the dynamism of bilateral relations, strengthened on political and diplomatic levels, recalling that Guatemala was the first Central American country to open a consulate in Dakhla.
This dynamic, he continued, is the prelude to a new phase of economic and commercial cooperation, conducive to the launch of joint projects and the strengthening of the partnership between the two countries.
Besides the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Julio Eduardo Orozco, the Guatemalan delegation notably included Gabriel Biguria De León, a member of the Board of Directors of AGEXPORT, the Guatemalan Exporters’ Association; Charles Band, President of the Coordination Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations; as well as Carla Caballeros, Executive Director of CAMAGRO, the association representing farmers in Guatemala.
