President Mahmoud Abbas commends Morocco’s role in supporting Palestinian cause, promoting world peace

President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has commended Morocco’s role and “honorable” history in supporting the Palestinian cause and serving peace issues worldwide, under the wise leadership of King Mohammed VI, and his predecessors, the late Mohammed V and the late Hassan II.

President Abbas who made the remarks while receiving in Ramallah, on Wednesday, Morocco’s new ambassador to Palestine, Abderrahim Meziane, welcomed the unique ties that bind him to King Mohammed VI, to whom he expressed his distinguished greetings and wishes for good health and long life.

The Palestinian President underlined the depth of the historic relations between the Moroccan and Palestinian peoples, embodied, he said, by many Palestinian families of Moroccan origin in Al-Quds and throughout Palestine.

The Palestinian leader hailed the pioneering and historic role played by the late Mohammed V, as Commander of the Faithful, in protecting Moroccan Jews against the Vichy regime and his firm refusal to hand them over to the Nazis, noting that this historic position reflects a rare courage of a Muslim leader, the effects of which are still visible today.

The Palestinian President also recalled the leadership and pioneering role played by late Hassan II in favor of the Palestinian cause.

Mr. Abbas seized this opportunity to express his deep condolences following the tragic death of the Moroccan child Rayan, praising the professionalism of the Moroccan rescue teams in handling this painful incident.

The Moroccan diplomat for his part conveyed to the Palestinian President the greetings of King Mohammed VI, and the Sovereign’s determination to boost further relations between the two brotherly countries.

He also reaffirmed the Kingdom’s steady positions regarding the Palestinian cause and the support provided by the King to the Palestinian people and their resistance, through the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency.