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(ANSAmed) - LIVORNO, JUNE 27 - Teaching, training and research on transport, logistics and port facilities are the focus of the cooperation agreement the Livorno town council, port authorities and logistics centre and the Pisa Scuola Sant'Anna have signed with the Moroccan universities of Abdelmalek Essaadi (Tetouan, Tangiers) and Hassan II (Casablanca). There are two main aims: the professionalisation of trainers in transport, logistics and port facilities in order to render them able to transfer their knowledge and competences in line with administrative and technological innovation processes, and joint university programmes for research and student, researcher and teaching staff mobility in the field of port, transport and logistics innovation. As part of the underwriting of the cooperation agreement, a conference took stock of the situation in continual evolution in Arab countries and the southern shores of the Mediterranean.

Taking part was the Moroccan ambassador to Italy Hassan Abouyab, who explained the lead-up to the presentation of Morocco's new constitution - which occurred last week - and the speech by King Mohammed VI, who announced a referendum which is to take place on Friday in which Moroccans will have to vote on the constitution. ''Italy is a country which inspired us in this process,'' said Abouyab. ''But we also went to Germany to study the Laender, to India and Spain.'' (ANSAmed).