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Morocco and the Republic of the Congo signed 14 cooperation agreements during a ceremony in Brazzaville chaired by King Mohammed VI and Congo’s President Denis Sassou N’Guesso. The ceremony was held during the King’s friendship and working visit to Brazzaville, where he had attended on Sunday the first Summit of Heads of State & Government […]
France hailed this Monday the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2414, extending the mandate of MINURSO until 31 October 2018 and welcoming the “serious and credible” Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara. “Paris fully supports this mission, which plays a vital role in promoting peace and stability in the region”, said the […]
King Mohammed VI signed the protocol establishing the Congo Basin Climate Commission at the end of the 1st Summit of Heads of State & Government of Climate Commission of Congo Basin and Blue Fund for Congo Basin, convened Sunday in Brazzaville. The document was also inked by Presidents of Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pointed out Sunday that safeguarding the African continent’s biodiversity is a collective responsibility as the depletion of that common heritage has a far-reaching impact on people’s daily lives and is detrimental to the socio-economic development of the communities, which depend on it. Addressing the first Summit of Heads of State […]
The Sahara conflict has become a “textbook example of a frozen conflict”, said the US mission to the UN in an explanation for the UN Security Council vote for Resolution 2414 renewing MINURSO mandate for six months instead of one year as has been always the case. “The fact is that we, as a Security […]
King Mohammed VI arrived Saturday in Brazzaville to take part in the first Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Climate Commission and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin as “special guest”. After the summit, which will take place on Sunday, the King will pay a working and friendship visit to the […]
Morocco welcomed resolution 2414 by the UN security council renewing the mandate of the MINURSO for six months and urging the polisairo to withdraw from the buffer strip, said Morocco’s Ambassador Omar Hilale. “The Security Council resolution strengthens Morocco’s position and resolve in responding to recent Polisario provocations east of the security wall and in […]
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the recent Polisario’s provocations including its plans to set up administrative facilities in Bir Lahlou, east of Moroccan-built security wall. The Security Council, which adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission in Sahara until October 31, expresses “concern with the presence of the Polisario Front […]
US President Donald Trump Friday threatened to retrieve America’s support for countries that will not endorse the US-Canada-Mexico joint bid to host FIFA 2026 World Cup and back the other bidder, Morocco. “The US has put together a STRONG bid with Canada and Mexico for the 2026 World Cup,” Trump tweeted “It would be a […]
UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The resolution took note of “the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the Secretary-General” (a reference to the autonomy initiative) and welcomed the “credible Moroccan efforts to move the […]