Spain awards Grand Cross of agriculture, food and fisheries merit to Aziz Akhannouch

Madrid - The Spanish government approved, Friday during the cabinet meeting, awarding the Grand Cross of Agriculture food and fisheries merit to the Moroccan Minister of Agriculture and Sea Fisheries Aziz Akhannouch. This decoration is a "recognition for the contribution of Mr. Akhannouch in the conclusion of the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco", which will allow the return of a hundred Spanish ships to the Moroccan waters, said a statement of the Presidency of the Spanish Government.

The source also highlights the role of the Moroccan Minister in the creation of the Spanish-Moroccan Joint Committee on fruits and vegetables, as well as his efforts for the development and implementation of the "Green Morocco Plan" (2007).