A British delegation, made up of 12 companies, is visiting Morocco from the 15th to the 17th, announced John Humphrey, King Charles III’s commercial commissioner for Africa. A trip “to explore partnership opportunities, while Morocco co-organizes the 2030 FIFA World Cup,” he said.
In a message addressed to the Moroccan side, the official, in office since June 2022, praised “British expertise” in carrying out major sports infrastructure projects, citing in particular the contribution of companies from the United Kingdom. United in organizing the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The British are taking particular interest in the 2030 World Cup projects in Morocco. As a reminder, the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, received, on February 19 in Rabat, Javier Encinas, senior official at the British Authority for Infrastructure and Major Projects (AIP). The talks focused on opportunities for the realization of major projects and infrastructure programs for the 2030 World Cup.
Ten days after this visit to Morocco, the special envoy of the former British Prime Minister for trade, the former Conservative MP Rob Butler, discussed the 2030 World Cup projects with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita.
The Labor government, in power in London since the early legislative elections on July 4, expressed last August its commitment to respecting the association agreement with Morocco, concluded in October 2019, integrating Western Sahara.
