The special envoy of the United States for Science visits Morocco this week

The US special envoy for Science, Dr. Peter Hotez, will visit Morocco during this week to strengthen the relations of cooperation in scientific research between the two countries, said Monday the State Department.

During his visit to the Kingdom (8-14 February) Mr Hotez will meet with representatives of the academic community, business and scientific ways to establish networks of scientific collaboration between scientists and engineers from both countries, said the US diplomacy in a note to the media.

The visit of the Special Envoy of the United States in Morocco provides support to the initiative of President Barack Obama to strengthen US relations with third countries in the areas of science and education, says the State Department .