The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks in Manama on Tuesday with the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, Mohamad Mustafa, focusing on the promotion of relations between the two brotherly countries and developments on the Palestinian scene.
During the meeting, Bourita reiterated the Kingdom of Morocco’s steadfast position, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, on the justness of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to the establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the June 4, 1967 borders.
In this respect, he reaffirmed Morocco’s rejection and condemnation of the flagrant aggression and all Israeli violations and provocations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Al-Quds Acharif and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
These provocative acts and serious violations, he said, constitute a flagrant transgression of international law and Security Council resolutions, as well as a factor capable of exacerbating the escalation that only undermines efforts at appeasement.
He affirmed that the Israeli military operation in the city of Rafah, which enabled Israel to take control of the Palestinian part of the Rafah crossing, represents a serious threat to the lives of over a million Palestinians, noting that the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of the King, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, insists on the importance of reaching an immediate, urgent and lasting ceasefire, and of refraining from any action likely to undermine ongoing efforts to reach an agreement enabling progress towards arrangements on the exchange of hostages and detainees.
Mr. Bourita also reiterated Morocco’s total rejection of all forms of forced displacement, collective punishment and reprisals against the Palestinian people, stressing the need to deliver sufficient and unimpeded humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. He also stressed the importance of ensuring the sustainability of UNRWA’s services for the benefit of the Palestinian people.
The two ministers affirmed that the increase in systematic aggression by extremist settlers in the West Bank, instigated by Israeli government officials, is fanning the flames of conflict and undermining efforts to calm the situation.
Similarly, Israeli provocations and illegal measures aimed at changing the legal and cultural status of the city of Al Quds Acharif, including the Al-Aqsa mosque, are exacerbating the escalation and spiral of violence.
In this sense, Bourita indicated that Morocco, whose sovereign King Mohammed VI chairs the Al-Quds Committee, strongly condemns today’s closure of the Moroccan Gate, following the incursion onto the esplanade of the Al-Aqa mosque by a group of Israeli extremists who unfurled the Israeli flag there.
For his part, Mohamad Mustafa praised Morocco’s constant stance of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee. He also highly commended the initiatives and actions carried out by the Bayt Mal Al-Qods Acharif Agency, the operational arm of the Al-Qods Committee, to support the holy city and strengthen the resistance of its inhabitants.
In addition, the two ministers affirmed the two countries’ determination to pursue their cooperation, coordination and consultation at all levels, in line with the shared vision of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, and President Mahmoud Abbas.
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