Morocco will not renew its fisheries agreement with the EU

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Series Details 08/08/99, Volume 5, Number 27
Publication Date 08/07/1999
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Date: 08/07/1999

Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Mohamed Benaissa insisted in a statement this week. The accord, which expires in November, allows mainly Spanish vessels to fish in Moroccan waters in exchange for development aid and concessions on exports of tinned fish. Benaissa stressed, however, that Rabat was still prepared to negotiate with the Union.

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