3. Exchanges and Cooperation in Public Health and Culture

    China dispatched its first medical team to Morocco in Sept 1975. China-Moroccan agreement on medical cooperation was renewed in 1998. Currently there are 120 medical workers working in different medical stations in Morocco.

    China began sending students to Morocco in 1975.

    4.Important Agreements

    In 1958, the two countries signed the first governmental ?Trade Agreement?.

    In 1995, new ?Economical Trade Agreement? and ?Investment Protection Agreement? were signed.

    In 1996 the two countries signed an Agreement of legal Assistance on Civil and Business Affairs and an Agreement on Holding Regular Political Consultations between the Foreign Ministry of People's Republic of China and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco.

    In 1998, the two countries signed an Agreement on Quarantine Cooperation Concerning Animals and Plants and an Agreement on Civil Air Transport.

    In 2002, China and Morocco signed the following documents:

    The Protocol between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on Cooperation in the Fields of Social Development, Employment and Vocational Training.

    The Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on Environmental Cooperation.

    The Agreement between the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Morocco on Health Cooperation.

    The Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on Tourism Cooperation.

    The Cooperative Agreement between the Administration of Radio, Film and Television of China and the Bureau of Radio and Television of Morocco.

    The Cooperative Agreement between the Xinhua News Agency of the People's Republic of China and the Magreb Arab Press Agency of Morocco.

    The Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion.

    The Cooperation Protocol between the Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Territorial Improvement, Urban Construction, Housing and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco.

(Source: fmprc.gov.cn)