Morocco condemns “strongly” the Iranian interference in Yemen and in Arab internal affairs, said Monday in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, held after their talks, Bourita expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with sisterly Yemen in the face of Iranian interference, stressing the “strong and constant” support of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to the legitimacy in Yemen, through the Presidential Council, and to all efforts to complete the transitional stages in this country.
On the High Instructions of HM the King, the minister added, Morocco defends legitimacy in Yemen and the imperative of guaranteeing conditions of security and stability for the Yemeni people, expressing the Kingdom’s recognition of the Presidential Council as the legitimate representative and official interlocutor of the Kingdom of Morocco in all matters concerning the Republic of Yemen.
He noted, in this sense, the great interest HM the King takes in the humanitarian aspects in Yemen and the Yemeni people, recalling that the Sovereign had given His high instructions to deliver material aid to this country during the current year.
Regarding the latest developments in the Yemeni file, Bourita noted that Morocco welcomes the “wise and positive” positions expressed by the Yemeni government and the legitimate authority in Yemen on the issue of renewing the truce, welcoming the tendency of the legitimate authority and the presidential council to always put the interest of Yemen and Yemenis above all other considerations.
Unfortunately, this positive spirit has not been echoed by the other side which operates according to the “logic of blackmail”, undermining the security of Yemen and Yemenis, working for foreign agendas, threatening regional security and peace, not only in Yemen, but also in other neighboring countries, he continued.
Morocco had clearly expressed, at the highest level, its condemnation of terrorist acts committed by Houthi militias, the minister recalled, noting that these acts constitute a threat both to the safety of Yemenis and the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
He, in this regard, urged the international community and the Security Council to consider these armed attacks as “terrorist acts of a group that does not take into account the security of Yemen and the interests of Yemenis, but rather acts according to agendas supported mainly by the Iranian side.
In response to a question about the ongoing events in Yemen, Bourita said that Morocco supports the integrity of Yemen and its national and territorial sovereignty, while supporting all international references, the Gulf and Yemen, subject to consensus on the matter.
“The truce, despite all violations by the Houthis, was a positive signal for the safety, tranquility and security of the Yemeni people,” he noted, stressing that Morocco, like the international community, welcomed the positive response of the Yemeni government, which prevails the principle of responsibility and the interest of the country.
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