U.S. commends Morocco’s “regional leadership”

The United States is “grateful to Morocco for their regional leadership”, said U.S. State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller following a phone call between Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita.

Mr. Blinken had a “productive discussion” with Mr. Bourita, the spokesperson stated in a post Friday on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The United States recently highlighted the importance of Morocco’s support to President Joseph R. Biden’s roadmap aimed at, among others, promoting a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, as “a way to build a more integrated, more peaceful, and more stable Middle East.”

The Kingdom “hopes that the various parties concerned will adhere to this initiative and commit to implementing its different stages”, the ministry of Foreign Affairs had then underlined in a statement.

Morocco, whose Sovereign is the Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, stresses the importance of the proposals put forward by US President Joseph R. Biden, aimed at promoting a lasting ceasefire in Gaza; the access of humanitarian aid; the protection of civilians; the return of displaced people; as well as the reconstruction of destroyed areas, the statement had said.