Speaking at a press briefing following his meeting with the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Chadians Abroad and International Cooperation, Government Spokesman, Abderaman Koulamallah, Mr. Bourita stressed that HM the King devoted a significant part of this year’s Throne Speech to developments in the Middle East region, which demonstrates the particular interest and personal monitoring by the Sovereign of the situation in this region.
His Majesty the King places the Palestinian issue on the same level as the national cause, he added, noting that the interest granted by the Sovereign to the situation in the Middle East has a deep symbolism as well as it represents a strong signal, in the sense that HM the King defined and recalled the parameters of the Moroccan position on this subject.
In this regard, Mr. Bourita cited among these parameters the Kingdom’s support for “constructive initiatives aimed at finding practical solutions for the conclusion of a concrete and lasting ceasefire and the recovery of the humanitarian situation.”
Noting that Morocco supports all positions and initiatives aimed at establishing an effective ceasefire, he recalled that upon the High Instructions of His Majesty the King, the Kingdom has given its support to the three-phase initiative presented by US President Joe Biden.
“Morocco interacts positively with the joint statement of the United States, Qatar and Egypt, aimed at accelerating the holding of meetings and completing negotiations aimed at achieving a ceasefire and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid,” he continued.
He also stressed that the Kingdom calls on all parties to respond positively to this call, considering that there would be no solution without de-escalation in order to get the region out of the current impasse.
Secondly, Mr. Bourita recalled that HM the King stated in the Throne Speech that “resorting to negotiations to resuscitate the peace process between the Palestinian and Israeli parties requires blocking the path to extremists on all sides,” noting that this is a signal that the Kingdom rejects violence against civilians on both sides. Morocco, he added, also categorically rejects the actions of certain extremist elements in the Israeli government, particularly the incursions into the esplanade of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
He also affirmed that the Sovereign, President of the Al-Quds Committee, condemned these acts of provocation which do little to calm the situation, just as they hurt the feelings of Muslims and stir up hatred in the region. The attacks carried out by extremists against hospitals and, more recently, against the Al-Tabiine school, are “unacceptable”, he continued, stressing that Morocco denounces these acts and considers them an “inadmissible crime”.
These acts must be treated as a crime committed by the Israeli authorities and the extremists in the Israeli government, who resort to such actions rejected by heavenly prescriptions, international law and human values, the minister noted.
Referring to the third point contained in the Throne Speech, Mr. Bourita noted that “the worsening of the situation in the region requires moving away from the logic of crisis management in favor of finding a definitive solution to this conflict”, stressing that “without a real process in the region, we will only emerge from one crisis to enter another, which will aggravate the humanitarian and security cost of the crisis, threaten stability and create a climate of hatred in a region that needs stability more than ever.”
He further called on the international community and the Security Council to assume their responsibilities and prevent the deterioration of the situation, the spread of the conflict or the involvement of other parties, which could lead to serious consequences for the region.
In this regard, Mr. Bourita recalled that for HM the King, the two-state solution remains the only way in which Gaza remains an integral part of the territories of the independent Palestinian state, with East Al-Quds as its capital, on the 1967 borders.
2024-08-29 21:15:31