After cutting the symbolic ribbon announcing the opening of the Charity Bazaar, Her Royal Highness visited the various stands displaying a wide variety of handicrafts and local produce from several countries around the world, representing different continents.

At the close of the ceremony, HRH Princess Lalla Meryem posed for a souvenir photo with the members of the Diplomatic Circle.

Upon her arrival to the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, Her Royal Highness reviewed a section of the Auxiliary Forces that made the honors, before being greeted by Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Naima Ben Yahia,  Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family, Mohamed Yacoubi, Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, Rachid El Abdi, President of the Regional Council, Fatiha Almoudni, President of the Communal Council, Abdelaziz Driouich, President of the Prefectural Council, Abdelilah Idrissi Bouzidi, President of the Council of the Municipality of Agdal-Riad and Samira Malizi, director of the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco.

HRH Princess Lalla Meryem was also greeted by H.E. Saulekul Sailaukyzy, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mawadda Omar Haj Al Toam, Ambassador of Sudan, Yassime Al Jaifiri, Chargée d’Affaires at the Embassy of Iraq, Rachael Dölger, President of the Diplomatic Circle, and Yolanda Jah, Secretary-General of the Diplomatic Circle.

The Bazaar of Charity is an annual event organized by the Diplomatic Circle in Morocco to celebrate friendship and solidarity and to support Moroccan NGOs working in favor of the most disadvantaged people.

This event is the flagship activity of the Diplomatic Circle, whose members are the spouses of the Heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accredited to Morocco.

This year, 46 embassies and international organizations representing Africa, America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are taking part with a wide variety of products, including handicrafts, textiles and works of art.

They gather around a common goal: to raise funds to support Moroccan NGOs working in the fields of education, health and development of women in rural areas, while cultivating the values of fraternity, solidarity and generosity in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect between cultures and religions.

Through its various charitable initiatives, the Diplomatic Circle aims to strengthen the bonds of friendship between Morocco and the diplomatic community.