New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) Vice-President M Hamid Ansari accompanied by a high-level delegation leaves today on a five-day visit to Morocco and Tunisia The three-day visit to Morocco beginning today is intended to further develop and diversify profile of bilateral economic cooperation and explore new avenues of co-operation and partnership on a range of issues of shared common interest. Amar Sinha, Secretary Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs briefing mediapersons here today said both the countries were 'key partners in our food security because there is tremendous dependence on phosphoric fertilisers in India and in both these countries we have investments from private sector.' Besides, India's car and truck manufacturers were also looking at the market as it was a 'very prospective market'. Among the issues that the Indian delegation will be discussing besides regional issues, was how to strengthen the country's outreach to Africa generally, and Morocco which was a gateway to francophone Africa. He will discuss with the Moroccan and Tunisisan leadership issues of terrorism, expansion of U N Security Council, investments in private sector, ways to strengthen outreach to North Africa and regional matters. Dr Ansari, who is accompanied by his wife Salma Ansari, will set the ball rolling by his trip to Morocco beginning tomorrow which is the first follow up of the high level India-Africa summit held in October last, where the King of Morocco himself had come for a week and Tunisia was represented by a Minister. During his visit to the North African country, Dr Ansari will hold discussions in Rabat with King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. Speakers of both Houses of Moroccan Parliament and the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Cooperation of Morocco would call on the visiting leader while in the second leg of his visit to Morocco, he will visit the city of Marrakesh where he would be hosted by the Governor of Marrakesh, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. More UNI SD AE 1714