Mali Reaffirms Commitment to Royal Initiative Promoting Sahel Countries’ Access to Atlantic Ocean

Mali has reaffirmed its commitment to the Initiative of King Mohammed VI aimed at facilitating Sahel countries’ access to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as its willingness to begin the gradual implementation of the projects proposed under this Initiative.

The Joint Communiqué adopted at the close of the 4th High Joint Commission for Morocco-Mali Cooperation, which concluded Friday in Bamako, underscored the importance of this Royal Initiative and its role in bolstering intra-African cooperation.

In the same vein, the Malian side recalled the significant historic audience granted on April 28, 2025, by King Mohammed VI to Foreign ministers of member countries of the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), and reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to implementing this Royal Initiative, as well as its will to gradually carry out projects proposed under this initiative.

The 4th session of the High-Level Joint Commission on Morocco-Mali Cooperation concluded under the co-chairmanship of the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Abdoulaye Diop.

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