Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi has spoken out against the Algerian aid controversy, saying “what was attributed to him had been misinterpreted,” and that he had asked Al Arabiya to publish a clarification on the matter.
Ouahbi said that he spoke about Morocco being a state of institutions that has the exclusive right to decide on the issue of international aid, denouncing “what Algeria claimed, that I welcomed Algeria’s aid to mitigate the effects of the earthquake that struck the Kingdom.”
The government official stated, in a clarification he provided before the start of the work of the Justice Committee held today in the House of Representatives, that authorities had opened an investigation into the statements that were attributed to him regarding his approval of Algerian aid.
The minister pointed out that “a journalist in Egypt wrote about the issue, and when he was asked about the source of the information confirming that Ouahbi expressed his approval for Algerian aid, he said: ‘Someone said it to me,’” adding that “the whole issue was fabricated.”
Ouahbi stated that he indicated in his statement to an international media platform that “the Moroccan people are united, institutions are doing their part, and we have our capabilities and abilities, and when we need help we will announce that.”
On Tuesday, Hespress EN sources within the Moroccan Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Kingdom, though grateful for Algeria’s offer, had declined the assistance.
Morocco is following a detailed foreign aid strategy, accepting help from the UK, the UAE, Spain and Qatar.
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