OIC Foreign Ministers welcome Morocco’s efforts in combating extremist discourse

by times news cr

2024-05-13 20:17:29

The Council emphasized the role played by the Mohammed VI Cultural Center for the Dialogue of Civilizations in Coquimbo (Chile), as a bridge of civilizational communication between the Islamic world and Latin America, and its action in matters of to fight against the defamation of religions.

Regarding the fight against the phenomenon of Islamophobia, the Council recalled the initiative of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, which received broad support, and which consists of developing an international charter defining the appropriate standards and rules for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and opinion and the commitment to respect the symbols and sacred values ​​of religions as well as spiritual beliefs (12th Islamic Summit in Cairo 2014).

The ministers also welcomed the Kingdom’s success in organizing the 9th World Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, held on November 22 and 23, 2022 in Fez. They welcomed the content of his final declaration published under the theme “Towards an alliance of peace: living together as one humanity”.

Morocco was represented at this session, organized under the theme “the golden mean and moderation: a guarantee of security and stability”, by a delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing there. foreigner, Mr. Nasser Bourita.

The delegation also includes MM. Hamid Chabar, Moroccan Ambassador to Mauritania, Fouad Akhrif, Director of Mashreq, Gulf and Arab and Islamic Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and MRE, Abdelali Al-Jahed and El Hassan Badri, respectively head of Division of Arab and Islamic Organizations and head of the OIC department at the ministry, as well as Othman Rehhou, deputy of the Kingdom’s permanent delegate to the OIC.

This two-day session, attended by the director responsible for the management of the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency, Mohamed Salem Echarkaoui, focused on other issues including the Palestinian question, the evolution of the situation in Afghanistan and the Sahel region.

2024-05-13 20:17:29

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