Moroccan King’s commitment to south-south cooperation, a strategic pillar of Kingdom’s Foreign policy, highlighted at OAS

The vision and commitment of King Mohammed VI to South-South cooperation, as a strategic pillar of Morocco’s foreign policy, were highlighted in Washington, before the Organization of American States (OAS).

Speaking at a meeting of OAS, where Morocco is an observer member, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, highlighted the efforts and major initiatives that Morocco is undertaking to support brotherly and friendly countries, notably in Africa, in different development sectors.

This commitment is also reflected in the Kingdom’s relations with other countries in the Global South, particularly in Latin America, noted the ambassador, who highlighted Morocco’s close relations with regional and international organizations.

Amrani also reviewed the distinguished relations that Morocco maintains with the Washington-based OAS, stressing that this cooperation is focused on common objectives and mutual interests.

“Our ambition is to continue to explore all possible avenues and mechanisms capable of laying the foundations of a solid partnership and inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation,” he insisted, during this meeting on “promotion of cooperation and partnership for the development of the Americas”.

Ambassador Amrani further noted that Morocco’s participation in this event provides information on the importance that the Kingdom attaches to cooperation with this regional organization.

Thanks to its geographical positioning, Morocco represents, he said, a natural and geostrategic gateway connecting the Ibero-American continent to the Arab-Muslim world, and to Africa.

He recalled in this respect the visit King Mohammed VI paid to Latin America in 2004, the first by an African and Arab Head of State to the region. This visit was a turning point which has provided a new dynamic to relations between the Kingdom and the American continent, he said.

In the same vein, the diplomat mentioned the Royal Initiative aimed at promoting access of Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean, stating that this innovative and ambitious initiative, which will strengthen integration and regional development, will also benefit Latin American countries.

Youssef Amrani also highlighted the exemplary cooperation between Morocco and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on pressing issues such as climate change and its repercussions on food security. This cooperation to advance development is based on the principle of solidarity and mutually beneficial partnership, he said, adding that this partnership is all the more crucial in a global context marked by the resurgence of challenges and the repercussions linked to geopolitical tensions.

Morocco has been a permanent observer to the OAS since 1981. This organization, founded in 1948, brings together the 35 states of the Americas and is the main governmental forum on the continent for political, legal and social issues.