Malian Minister Says Training Malian Imams in Morocco Gives Cause for Hope

This new experience has given Malian officials the confidence of having well-trained men carrying a message of quality and rigor, he told MAP on the sidelines of a high-level meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on "Countering Incitement to Commit Terrorist Acts Motivated by Extremism and Intolerance: the Kingdom of Morocco's Approach and Experiences of other African States".

The Malian minister underlined that this area of cooperation between Morocco and Mali is a genuine support and a cause for hope for the country.

The Counter-Terrorism Committee will hold an open briefing on "Countering Incitement to Commit Terrorist Acts Motivated by Extremism and Intolerance: the Kingdom of Morocco's Approach and Experiences of other African States" in the ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, on Tuesday.

Following the opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufik, director of Morocco's external intelligence agency (DGED) Yassine Mansouri and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Nasser Bourita will give lectures on this theme.