Finland Times

 

Mbarka Bouaida, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cooperation of Morocco, arrived in Finland on a three-day visit on Tuesday. 

 

Bouaida will have bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on, among other topics, international issues as well as the development of the Moroccan society, according to a press release of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

 

The Minister Delegate will also meet Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka and Minister for International Development Sirpa Paatero.

 

The topics of discussion will include fields of cooperation between Finland and Morocco, relations with the European Union, NGOs as social forces and the development of the rule of law.

 

Minister Delegate Bouaida will also visit the Finnish Parliament.

 

Bouaida will speak at the seminar on "The EU and Morocco: How much scope for deeper engagement?" to be held at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs on Wednesday, and will also meet Finnish civil society organizations at the event arranged by the Forum for Culture and Religion-FOKUS.

 

The Moroccan Minister Delegate is scheduled to conclude the visit on January 15, said the release.