RABAT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Morocco and Senegal discussed here on Tuesday means to cement bilateral military cooperation as military chiefs of the two countries met.
The Inspector General of Morocco's army, Fathallah El Ouarrak, and the Senegalese Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant-General Sheikh Gueye, examined various aspects of bilateral military cooperation, especially in the area of training and exchange of visits and experiences, the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) said in a statement.
This cooperation is part of the exceptional relations between the two brotherly countries, which are based on historical ties between Morocco and Senegal, the statement underlined.
The two sides hailed the positive military cooperation between the two countries' armed forces, it noted.
Initiated in 1969, the training of Senegalese military personnel at FAR's schools and training centers has always been the main axis of Moroccan-Senegalese military cooperation.
More than 2,000 officers have so far received training at the kingdom's military schools.
Senegalese Chief of Defense Staff is heading a large military delegation on a working visit to Morocco on Nov. 20-25.
