Senior officials from Morocco and Spain to meet in Essaouira to discuss migration-related issues

The two Spanish Secretaries of State for Migration and Security will visit Morocco on Friday to «strengthen collaboration on migration», reports the Spanish news agency Europa Press.

The two secretaries, Ana Botella and Consuelo Rumi, will meet with Kingdom’s migration and border surveillance director Khalid Zerouali. During their meeting, the senior officials will be discussing issues related to border surveillance, and the fight against migrant smuggling.

Senior officials from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also attend the meeting. The Moroccan delegation will include officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and Employment, added the same source.