Royal Speech Lays Foundations for Definitive Settlement of Artificial Conflict over Southern Provinces

Royal Speech Lays Foundations for Definitive Settlement of Artificial Conflict over Southern Provinces - Upper House Speaker

12 October 2024 Printable Version

Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI’s Speech to the Parliament on the opening of the 1st session of the 4th legislative year of the 11th legislature laid the foundations for a crucial step towards a definitive settlement of the artificial conflict around the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces, said the Speaker of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid.

Speaking on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the House of Councillors, Ould Errachid recalled that HM the King emphasized parliamentary diplomacy's acting role in gaining further recognition for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and to broaden support for the Autonomy Initiative, the only solution to this regional conflict.

In this respect, he highlighted the role of parliamentary diplomacy in consolidating Morocco’s position regionally and internationally and defending the Kingdom’s interest, noting that the national cause is a top priority for the House of Councillors’ action plan, with the aim of strengthening the achievements Morocco has made thanks to the personal involvement and constant monitoring of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him.

“This requires us to act, each from their position, within the different forums and parliamentary institutions, to defend and state the rightness of our national cause, based on the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, which is the only solution to settle the question of the Moroccan Sahara,” he said.

The Speaker of the House of Councillors also lauded “the French Republic’s position and its clear support to the cause of our territorial integrity, a position which upholds the right, legitimacy and justice of the national issue,” welcoming the increasing support to the Kingdom throughout the world, as part of the procedure led under the aegis of the UN to settle this issue, recognizing Morocco's historical and legitimate rights over the southern provinces and the overall development dynamic undergone by this integral part of the national territory.

He also called on the fellow members of the House of Councillors to “support this momentum and raise Morocco's voice high in international forums, to consolidate the radiant image of our institution, faithful in this to our parliamentary history and to the secular history of the Moroccan State, which spans more than 12 centuries, within the framework of a strong cohesion between the throne and the people.”