Western Mediterranean Forum meets in Barcelona
Foreign ministers from the Maghreb and Europe gathered in Barcelona for their first-ever economic summit. "Our goal is to make the Mediterranean a region of prosperity and opportunities between the two shores," Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in his welcoming address.
During this event, Algeria and Spain reaffirmed their willingness to prepare a Water Strategy for the Western Mediterranean as announced earlier this year at the UN General Assembly.
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/ServiciosdePrensa/NotasPrensa/MAE/2013/231013-margallo.htm |
Source of information | Europa Press |
Keyword(s) | UfM, Union for the Mediterranean, Water Strategy |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Relation | http://www.aps.dz/Lamamra-a-Barcelone-pour-le-forum.html |
Geographical coverage | Spain |
News date | 05/11/2013 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH , FRENCH |