2024-04-18 11:50:31
The 419th issue of this bimonthly publication (December 2023-January 2024), echoes several major Royal activities, notably the working session devoted to the issue of water chaired by HM King Mohammed VI and the official visit of the Sovereign in the United Arab Emirates.
Likewise, this new issue highlights a meeting between JFC-Naples experts from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and representatives of the relevant bodies of the FAR EMG, and which had the objective to take stock of cooperation between the FAR and the Alliance for the year 2023 and to discuss the prospects for cooperation between the two parties within the framework of the Individualized Partnership Program.
This meeting was also an opportunity to take stock of joint projects currently being implemented, we read in the magazine. At the end of the meeting, the participants expressed their complete satisfaction with the positive results of cooperation for the year 2023.
On another subject, the magazine highlighted the information seminar on the national cause, organized by the Royal College of Higher Military Education (CREMS), and which is part of the training program of the Cours Superior Defense and General Staff Course.
This second edition of the seminar which had the theme “Moroccan Sahara: historical foundations and dynamics of development” brought together eminent professors and renowned personalities, as part of the research activities and studies organized at CREMS.
Regarding the contribution of the FAR in the fight against irregular migration, the magazine reports that “at the heart of contemporary security issues, irregular migration constitutes a major challenge for many nations around the world.”
“The Kingdom of Morocco, a strategic geographic crossroads between Africa and Europe, faces significant migratory pressures, requiring a robust and coordinated response,” underlines the same source, noting that the challenges require a concerted response from public authorities. and multidimensional.
In this wake, the National Migration and Asylum Strategy, adopted by the government in December 2014, reflects a global and humanitarian approach to the phenomenon.
Focused on the protection of the fundamental rights of migrants, this strategy promotes socio-economic integration and promotes regional cooperation, we write, adding that Moroccan policy aims to reconcile security management of borders with a welcome respectful of human rights. ‘Man, testifying to an inclusive and responsible vision.
In this area, the FAR is a major player who supports public authorities in this work.
“Morocco has succeeded in putting in place an integrated strategy where the Ministry of the Interior, the FAR, the law enforcement agencies of the different bodies, local authorities and other organizations collaborate for the effective implementation of a system to combat irregular migration”, underlines the editorialist, specifying that the coordination of efforts, specialized training and the use of advanced technologies are key elements of this multi-dimensional approach which strengthens the country’s capacity to facing the security challenges linked to migration.
And to continue: “This coordination highlights the crucial role of the FAR in this area, since they have set up joint land, air, naval and Royal Gendarmerie devices to ensure the hermeticity of land borders, surveillance of the coastline and the control of maritime areas, by deploying substantial human, logistical and material resources.
The action of the FAR in border surveillance and the fight against all illicit trafficking demonstrates the importance and relevance of their multidimensional approach, it is added.
2024-04-18 11:50:31