On Tuesday Morocco's Health Minister, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah issued a statement claiming..."The situation of bird flue in Morocco is very calm," but the evolution of the disease at the international scene requires reinforcing the surveillance measures of migratory birds.At a meeting of the inter-ministry committee to fight bird flue chaired by Prime Minister, Driss Jettou. The Health Minister affirmed that "the check up of poultry and migratory birds raises no concerns. But there is a "pre-emption for vaccination and hygiene measures."
For his part, the high commissioner for water and forest, Abdelaadim El Hafi, affirmed that “up to now, there is no indication as to the possible presence of bird flue,” as attested by analyses and samplings, he said.
Internationally, the disease has claimed, since it was first documented in 2003, 79 lives around the world, and some 148 cases tested positive to H5N1 virus.
The Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Influenza is conveningfor a two-day meeting in Beijing to secure funding for avian and pandemic influenza control and preparedness.
According to the Secretary General of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party, Abbès Fassi, regionalisation is the key to political, economic and social progress in Morocco. He considered that the southern provinces should be granted large attributions and insisted on the need to act now in this direction.The Istiqlali official called on the Algerian authorities to stop interfering in the Moroccan Sahara issue and to seek to strengthen the bilateral relations and build the Union of Arab Maghreb countries.
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Moroccan culture and gastronomy were in the spotlight on Sunday during a brunch organised by Moroccan Embassy in Berlin. The brunch was attended by thousands of guests, including parliamentarians, high ranking officials from the German administration, members of the German diplomatic corp as well as journalists.
Moroccan ambassador to Germany Rachad Bouhlal expressed his pleasure that Morocco had been chosen by the chain of hotels “Maritime” for the inauguration of brunches in 2006.
“The brunch was a sample of what awaits every visitor in Morocco,” he added, reminding the guests of the outstanding development achieved by Morocco in political, economic and social fields.
The brunch, initiated to promote Morocco's image, will be organised each Sunday during January.
The Moroccan Ministry of Social Development, Family and Solidarity and Spanish foundation Bits Inspiring People (Fundación Bip Bip), in partnership with the local Essaouira-Mogador Association, signed an agreement Monday (16 January) to provide 10,000 personal computers (PCs) over five years for needy populations in Essaouira. The "BipBip Essaouira" initiative aims at promoting the use of information and communication technologies as a means of social integration.A pilot project will benefit 50 families and create five training centres, which will be equipped with 20 PCs each. The Spanish foundation will also provide an electronic learning program with interactive multimedia on support courses, craft teaching, and education about citizenship and literacy, which will be launched in partnership with local education and training institutions.
According to MAP a Serbian economic mission, led by the Serbian Minister for Overseas Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, is expected to arrive in Casablanca today.During this visit, Paridovic will be accompanied by several of his country's top officials and economic decision-takers. Commercial exchanges and industrial partnership will be at the centre of the meetings between the Serbian economic operators and their Moroccan counterparts. The two parties will examine opportunities to cooperate, especially in the fields of agriculture, trade, tourism, services and civil engineering. Building complexes, the tyre industry and pharmaceutical products will also be taken into consideration.
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