Pictures to Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg. Photographer David Nivière.
By Baron Henri Estramant
Luxembourg’s Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie accompanied the Grand Duchy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, M Étienne Schneider, to the Kingdom of Morocco, 27 and 28 April 2015 for an economic visit.
The business delegation was composed of 60 representatives from 40 companies, drawn from a range of sectors including technology, information and communication technology (ICT) as well as environmental technologies. The mission’s aim is to find new business opportunities and strengthen existing economic relations between the two countries.
The trip includes seminars in Casablanca organised by the Luxembourgian Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with other stakeholders in Morocco. Their Royal Highnesses and Minister Schneider were also welcomed in audience by Morocco’s Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane.
In Grand Casablanca the Luxemburgian delegation was hosted by the region’s Wali (governor), Khalid Safir, who highlighted the relevance of Casablanca as financial centre and economic capital of Morocco with a population of about 4,5 millions inhabitants, and in particularly after the establishment of Casablanca Finance City.
Morocco’s royal envoy to Luxembourg is Ambassador Samir Addahre who resides in Brussels, and also accredited to Belgium. The Moroccan Mission to the EU on the other hand by Ambassador Menouar Alem.
For more information
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.diplomatie.ma/
Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg on the mission: www.monarchie.lu/fr/
Casablanca Finance City: www.
Wali of Grand Casablanca: www.
Luxembourgian Chamber of Commerce: www.cc.lu
