Minister of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning (MMUP), Dr. Jumaa bin Ahmed Al-Kaabi met with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva at the ministry in January 2014.

The minister said that the wise leadership allocates a great concern for the developing process of the fish farming centre, due to its great importance in providing an essential food element, which is fish, particularly in the light of the increasing growth population to achieve sustainable development and the Economic Vision 2030.

The Sultanate and Saudi Arabia are leading a fresh wave of investment in the Gulf's aquaculture industry, as increasing regional fish consumption gives investors a huge opportunity to capitalise on the fastest growing food processing sector in the Middle East.

The European Parliament voted in plenary in majority in favor of the Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco.