President of Comoros commends Moroccan King’s enlightened vision for a prosperous, autonomous Africa

The President of the Union of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, commended King Mohammed VI’s enlightened vision for a prosperous and autonomous Africa, enjoying the place it deserves on the international stage.

Speaking at the close of the 15th edition of the MEDays Forum, the Comorian Head of State and acting chairman of the African Union paid tribute to the Sovereign for his action to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom and other African countries, with a view to greater progress and development.

In this connection, he pointed out that what he saw at the Tanger Med mega-port he visited Friday is very impressive and fantastic, with a huge traffic of ships and containers. The port, which interconnects Morocco with other regions of the world via nearly 40 ports on the continent’s Atlantic seaboard, bears witness not only to the foresight of King Mohammed VI, but also to his constant commitment to an interconnected world for greater prosperity.

Assoumani also hailed the great friendship between the Moroccan and Comorian peoples, and the Sovereign’s constant willingness to preserve the strong, age-old ties between the two countries.

In another development, President Azali Assoumani reaffirmed in an exclusive interview with the news outlet Le360 his country’s support for the territorial integrity of Morocco, a position that remained steadfast for decades.

“Our position in support of the territorial integrity of Morocco remains the same since the time of former Comoros President Ahmed Abdellah and the late King Hassan II,” said the Comorian Head of State.

In this interview, Azali Assoumani also discussed Morocco’s return to the African Union (AU). “I was a staunch advocate of Morocco’s return, a country that has cooperative ties with all countries on the continent,” he noted.

Regarding the admission of the pseudo-Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) within the AU, a puppet in the hands of the military regime in Algiers, the Comorian Head of State acknowledged the existence of this issue, hoping that Morocco and Algeria, parties to the artificial conflict, could resolve among themselves this issue, which penalizes African actions at the international level.

On the sidelines of the 15th edition of MEDays, 24 signatories of the Tangier Appeal for the exclusion of the SADR from AU instances reiterated their position, considering that this entity does not meet the criteria of a free, sovereign, and legitimate state. Participants in the meeting emphasized the need to correct this historical anomaly.

The Comorian President also emphasized the importance of the MEDays Forum, a major event for the South, which has become, year after year, a genuine event during which players and decision-makers from all over the world meet to exchange views on the current situation and prospects for countries in the South, particularly African countries.

The 15th edition of the MEDays International Forum, held November 15 – 18, brought together more than 200 high-level speakers, including heads of state and government, political decision-makers, Nobel Prize winners, heads of major international companies and leading international personalities from over a hundred countries.