United Nations (New York) – Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch affirmed on Tuesday in New York Morocco’s commitment, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, to South-South cooperation based on solidarity and joint action.
In his address to the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Akhannouch highlighted the Kingdom’s Atlantic calling, underscoring Morocco’s firm belief that this space can become a symbol of communion, economic complementarity, and influence on both a continental and international scale.
In this connection, he recalled the call launched by His Majesty the King to strengthen relations of integration and solidarity between Atlantic African countries within the framework of the “Rabat Process of Atlantic African States,” noting that this royal initiative, which seeks to make this African space a region of peace, stability, and development, embodies South-South cooperation based on joint action and solidarity.
The Head of Government also cited the Sovereign’s ambitious initi
ative to give Sahelian countries access to the Atlantic seaboard, noting that HM the King is convinced that this region has every right to contribute to the global economy.
“This pioneering royal initiative is intended to be a pillar of prosperity, peace, and stability for this part of the African continent,” Akhannouch stated, noting that this same spirit of solidarity prevailed in the Gas Pipeline project linking Morocco and Nigeria.
It is a pioneering project that will promote economic complementarity and development along the Atlantic seaboard, and benefit 13 African countries, he explained.
In his speech, delivered in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and Morocco’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, the Head of Government also stressed that Africa aspires to international solidarity and cooperation to meet the various challenges facing the continent.
In this context, he recalled that Morocco, in acc
ordance with the High Royal Orientations, has based its multilateral diplomacy on ambition and clarity and places importance on the evolution of cooperation with historical partners while establishing relations of trust with new partners on the basis of effective solidarity and co-development.
Referring to cooperation in the fight against climate change in Africa, Akhannouch said that Morocco was calling for innovative financial mechanisms capable of leveraging the positive impact of climate funds and guaranteeing debt management capacity.
The reform of the international financial structure should also be accelerated, with the aim of meeting the needs of developing countries, he added, recalling that Morocco advocates better representation of African countries on the boards of the World Bank and multilateral banks, among others.
Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse
