Meeting of the Government Council – Thursday, April 24, 2025

• At the start of its proceedings, the Government Council examined and adopted draft decree no. 2.25.339 amending and supplementing decree no. 2.99.649 of 25 Jumada II 1420 (October 6, 1999), relating to the protection and compensation of certain categories of Ministry of Health employees against occupational risks, presented by the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amine Tahraoui.
• The Council also examined and adopted draft decree no. 2.25.340 concerning the secondment or transfer of certain Ministry of Health and Social Protection employees to the Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products and the Moroccan Blood and Blood Derivatives Agency, also presented by Minister Amine Tahraoui.
• The Government Council then proceeded to examine and adopt draft decree no. 2.25.235 amending decree no. 2.12.175 of May 30, 2012, implementing Law 59.09 establishing the Moroccan Agency for Logistics Development (AMDL), presented by the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh.
• The Council also examined and adopted draft decree no. 2.25.368 on the allocation of additional credits to the general budget, presented by the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudyi, on behalf of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa.
   

The Government Council continued its proceedings by acknowledging the headquarters agreement concluded between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of Africa (UCESA), concerning the establishment of UCESA’s Permanent Secretariat in Morocco, signed on December 4, 2024, in Rabat, as well as draft law no. 08.25 approving said agreement, presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.
This agreement is part of the implementation of the Resolution of the UCESA General Assembly, held in an extraordinary session on October 8, 2024, in Brazzaville, under which Morocco was designated as the host country of the UCESA Permanent Secretariat, in its capacity as an international organization established by African United Nations member states, in support of African integration on economic and social levels.
 

The Government Council meeting concluded with the examination and adoption of proposals for appointments to senior positions, in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution.

• At the level of the General Secretariat of the Government:
  • Khalid Cherki was appointed Director of the Center for Skills Development, Legal Monitoring, and Cooperation.
• At the Ministry of National Education, Preschool, and Sports:
  • Nabil Aboudi was appointed Director of General Affairs.
• At the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation:
  • Mohamed Naim was appointed Dean of the Multidisciplinary Faculty of Errachidia.
• At the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, and City Policy:
  • Hicham El Khorassani was appointed Director of the Urban Agency of Skhirate-Témara.