فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
King Mohammed VI presided over a Council of Ministers on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, corresponding to 2 Jumada II 1446 AH, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, according to a statement from the Royal Palace spokesperson.
At the beginning of the meeting, Fouzi Lekjaa, the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget and Chairman of the 2030 World Cup Committee, presented a report to the King on the progress of the Kingdom’s preparations for hosting this international sporting event.
The Minister reviewed the various stages of Morocco’s bid, from the King’s announcement on March 14, 2023, in Kigali of the joint bid with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup, to the King’s announcement to the Moroccan people on October 4, 2023, of FIFA Council’s unanimous decision to select the Morocco-Spain-Portugal file as the sole bid.
Lekjaa noted that the bid evaluation report, recently published by FIFA on November 29, 2024, awarded an exceptional score far exceeding the required standards, in anticipation of the vote to award the organization of the 2030 World Cup to the tripartite Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid at the next FIFA Council extraordinary congress.
To meet the challenge of organizing the event to the level of the King’s aspirations, the Minister explained that, in execution of the Royal High Directives, a committee with an expanded composition will be established, including representatives of civil society, Moroccans living abroad, and African expertise.
The strategic and structural projects related to organizing this international event were also reviewed, including stadium upgrades, expansion and renovation of airports in the six host cities, strengthening road infrastructure, and launching an integrated regional development program.
In conclusion, the Minister affirmed that the 2030 World Cup will not only be a sporting competition but also a unique opportunity to accelerate the growth dynamics of the national economy in the coming years, create more job opportunities, develop the country’s tourism attractiveness, and promote universal values of peace, unity, and sustainable development.
In other business, the Council of Ministers approved six international agreements, including four bilateral and two multilateral, aimed at strengthening cooperation and partnership relations between Morocco and several brotherly and friendly countries.
At the end of the meeting, King Mohammed VI, based on a proposal from the Head of Government, appointed Zouhair Chorfi as President of the National Electricity Regulatory Authority. The King gave his high directives to review this body with the aim of transforming it into a national energy sector regulatory authority.
