NATO's Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, travelled to the Kingdom of Morocco on 15 October 2024 for his second visit to the region in this new capacity. He met with high-level officials to discuss the further development of the NATO-Morocco partnership and other issues of mutual interest.
"Morocco is an important country in North Africa and the Middle East and a valuable interlocutor for NATO on security issues, particularly in the field of counter-terrorism," the Special Representative said. Noting that Morocco is the first among the partners within NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue to conclude an Individually Tailored Partnership Programme of practical cooperation with the Alliance, Mr. Colomina highlighted the importance of the cooperation. "Morocco has always been an important contributor to peace and international security, particularly through its contributions to various missions and operations carried out by NATO," he explained.
"Our partnership is based on shared values and challenges," he added, "and given the challenges that the region is facing - in particular, instability in the Sahel but also in the Middle East - we need to cooperate even more closely and with more determination in support of international peace and mutual security."
