Brussels, 16/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of French Minister for Youth and Sport and with the active support of the European Commission and the Moroccan Minister for Youth and Sport, a number of neighbouring Mediterranean countries will be organising on 21-23 January in Marrakech a conference on the fight against doping in sport. This conference will bring together representatives from around forty countries and international organisations and provide an opportunity to look at what is being done in the Mediterranean countries to counter doping and enhance Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commissioner for Sport will open the conference alongside Marie-George Buffet, the French Minister for Youth and Sport, Mr Moussaoui, Moroccan Minister for Youth and Sport, and Mr Gomez-Angulo, the Spanish Secretary of State for Sport. The Commission will be making a contribution of EUR 300,000 to this conference which will bring together around 200 participants.