Morocco, France discuss means to cement military cooperation

RABAT, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Inspector General of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Fathallah El Ouarrak and the Chief of Staff of the French Navy Christophe Prazuck discussed on Monday the means to reinforce bilateral military cooperation.

During their talks, the two parties focused on the outcome of military cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries, FAR general staff said in a statement.

The two sides hailed the positive military cooperation between the two countries and discussed the means to further enhance interoperability between the two countries' armed forces, the statement added.

Cooperation between the Royal Navy and the French Navy is multidimensional and includes training, a partnership on diving activities and mine warfare, the statement said.

Military cooperation between the two countries includes mutual support, training, joint exercises, exchange of information and visits, as well as other partnership projects, it said.

Their bilateral cooperation is governed by a framework agreement on technical military cooperation, signed in Paris in October 1994, and an agreement on the status of the two armed forces, which was inked in Rabat in May 2005.

The two countries hold Joint Military Commission meeting every year, alternately in Rabat and Paris. Enditem