Abdelatif Hammouchi, the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, received the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, Gabon, and Malaysia at his office in Rabat on Wednesday, January 21, as part of efforts to enhance bilateral and multi-dimensional security partnerships.
The reception program began with a meeting between Hammouchi and Mr. Alex Binfield, the UK Ambassador in Rabat. The two sides held extensive discussions covering various areas of advanced security cooperation between the two countries. This meeting reviewed the existing levels of collaboration, particularly in border security, counter-terrorism, and combating transnational crime, while exploring ways to elevate and expand this cooperation in line with the strength of bilateral relations.
The meetings continued with a reception for Mr. Branly Martial Obulo, the Ambassador of Gabon to Morocco. This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the prospects for strengthening security cooperation between the two countries and to exchange views on the security situation in the regional context, particularly in the Sahel and Sahara regions, which face risks and threats linked to the rise of cross-border crises and disturbances.
The meeting also allowed both parties to outline the contours of a joint strategic vision aimed at establishing South-South police cooperation, focusing on enhancing training in security fields, combating irregular migration networks, and monitoring the movements of active terrorist organizations in the Sahel and Sahara regions.
The concluding meeting of the bilateral session was with Mr. Shahabuddin Bin Adam Shah, the Ambassador of Malaysia to Morocco, where both sides discussed ways to reinforce bilateral security cooperation and strengthen partnerships in technical assistance, operational cooperation, and knowledge exchange.
These meetings reflect the dynamic approach taken by the General Directorate of National Security and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance in activating effective security partnerships with brotherly and friendly countries, guided by a sustainable strategic vision aimed at enhancing security integration and jointly addressing emerging criminal and terrorist threats, alongside developing data exchange channels and specialized training programs to serve security and stability at both regional and international levels.
