The third Morocco-US Business Development Conference kicked off on Tuesday in the Moroccan capital city Rabat.

As part of Morocco-US strategic dialogue, the 2016 conference aims to promote investment, trade and partnership opportunities between Moroccan and US companies in the areas of automotive and energy.

The conference also serves as a platform of exchange and shared information on diverse potential investment opportunities in Morocco.

Morocco is one of the US' closest trading partners in the Middle East and North African region and the only African country to have a Free Trade Agreement with the US.