فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The logo adopted during the third session of the Arab Forum for Economic Cooperation with the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan included a map of the Kingdom of Morocco with the Moroccan Sahara.
Algeria was represented by Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, without submitting any protest.
It seems that the Algerian national team, which prevented Algerian sports teams from participating in matches in which the entire map of Morocco is present, did not prevent them from participating in Arab forums.
On Tuesday, the third session of the Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan was held in Doha, with the participation of member states, including Morocco.
Morocco was represented in this forum by a delegation headed by the Moroccan ambassador to Egypt and its permanent representative to the Arab League, Mohamed Ait and Ali.
In a speech during the opening session, Mr. Ait and Ali said that this meeting is an additional link to Arab cooperation with the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is based on historical ties, bonds of constructive cooperation, common will, the foundations of dialogue and non-interference in the internal affairs of countries, and a commitment to respecting their sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity to build a promising future on All levels respond to people’s aspirations and hopes for development, growth, prosperity and stability.
He stressed that the rapid global transformations and the many challenges that the world is witnessing have cast their shadows on the Arab region, the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan, which calls for thinking about making this forum not only an occasion meeting but an opportunity to exchange views on issues of growing and common interest and give impetus to further economic, cultural and social cooperation. In addition to strengthening trade relations.
He added that the Kingdom of Morocco seeks, in this regard, to give greater momentum to cooperation with these countries by raising the level of trade exchange, encouraging investment, and involving the private sector in creating opportunities for cooperation, participating in various economic events, exchanging experiences and expertise in many sectors, as well as benefiting from the successful experiences that it has accumulated. Morocco is in many fields, especially in renewable energies, agriculture and the green economy.
On the other hand, he highlighted that the forum is being held today and the painful events that the Palestinian people are going through, stressing that resolving the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and within the framework of the two-state solution will remain the key to comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East region and that without finding a just solution to this issue the region will remain threatened. instability and the occurrence of more similar events.
Mr. Ait and Ali said that for the Kingdom of Morocco, whose monarch, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory, chairs the Al-Quds Committee, it has always emphasized the necessity of moving from the logic of conflict to the logic of peace that passes through a just solution to the long-standing Palestinian issue.
After stressing that Jerusalem is considered the core of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Mr. Ait and Ali mentioned that His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Jerusalem Committee, has emphasized on more than one occasion the importance of preserving its legal and historical status and absolute rejection of unilateral measures.
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said in a speech on the occasion that the Arab region, the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan constitute a geographical, civilizational and cultural space that holds many things in common, where relations have blended and exchanges have diversified over the past decades to form a common cultural asset that everyone is proud of.
He added that the forum is being held in light of intertwined and simultaneous challenges and crises that cannot be dealt with alone, reviewing in this regard the dangerous developments in the Palestinian territories and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which has become a humanitarian necessity.
For his part, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said, “The forum sends a significant message that the historical, cultural and civilizational relations and ties that bring together the Arab world with the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan represent a solid ground for developing cooperation between them on various political and economic levels.” social, cultural and technological.”
He considered that today’s meeting at the level of foreign ministers and economic ministers reflects the commitment at the highest levels to complete the joint plans and programs that were agreed upon during the previous two sessions and translate them into reality.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs concluded that this meeting is being held at a stage when the Arab region and the countries of the region are facing cross-border challenges and crises, which places them all before a historic responsibility that requires them to deepen consultation and cooperation mechanisms in order to find peaceful solutions based on the provisions of the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law. In order to enable it to overcome this difficult stage and take its peoples to a new stage of prosperity, development and stability, and to establish the foundations of the rule of law.
From: Fez News website
