A high-ranking Moroccan diplomatic source confirmed that the Moroccan delegation participating in the preparatory meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers for the Arab Summit was subject to numerous violations of diplomatic protocol and norms.
Violations incompatible with diplomatic practices were noted during Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita’s participation yesterday, starting with the lack of the customary reception of the delegation at the airport, and event headquarters.
In addition to the unusual “disrespect of diplomatic norms,“ the Moroccan delegation protested Algerian channel AL24’s use of an unofficial map that severed the Moroccan territory.
قناة الجزائر الدولية تعتذر عن استخدام خريطة للوطن العربي غير تلك المعتمدة من الجامعة العربية
قناة الجزائر الدولية تؤكد أن ذلك لا يعدو إلا أن يكون خطأ فنياً من قسم الجرافيكس pic.twitter.com/r0jANzwnoh— AL24news – قناة الجزائر الدولية (@AL24newschannel) October 29, 2022
Bourita requested the map be changed during the ministerial meeting, which resulted in the League issuing a statement shortly after, denying having a partnership with any media entity, and demanding coverage uses the official Arab League common map.
تحذير هام:
تنفي الأمانة العامة لجامعة الدول العربية أن يكون لها أي “شركاء إعلاميين” في تغطية أعمال #القمة_العربية الحادية والثلاثين التي تُعقد بالجزائر، وتؤكد عدم وجود صلةٍ لها بأية مؤسسة إعلامية تدعي هذه الصفة……. تابع: https://t.co/tesP6RCffW pic.twitter.com/e0tTVJes0X— جامعة الدول العربية (@arableague_gs) October 29, 2022
The Algerian news channel issued an apology for using the severed map, claiming the incident “was nothing but an artistic mistake from the graphics department.“
According to Hespress sources, abuses against the Moroccan delegation lasted after the meeting, where organizers purposefully worked to isolate the Moroccan Minister and his accompanying team.
The same source stressed that these abuses could cause serious confusion for the rest of the work of the Arab summit, which explains the absence of a group of Arab leaders, or the reluctance of others to attend.
Provocations, aggressive behavior, and utter absence of impartiality and neutrality, the source states that the Moroccan delegation was targeted by some Algerian employees, exacerbating the anger of the Kingdom’s representatives.
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