In a speech to the Doha Arab Summit, read out by foreign minister Saad Dine El Otmani on Tuesday, HM the King pointed out that given the deteriorating situation in Syria, and the increasing, negative repercussions of the crisis on the countries of the entire region, "I cannot but condemn the acts of violence and the killings to which our defenseless Syrian brothers are subjected."

    To alleviate the suffering of the proud Syrian people, Morocco has attached paramount importance to the humanitarian aspect. It set up a field hospital in the sister nation Jordan, provided direct humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Turkey, and contributed $4million to the Donors' Conference hosted by the sister nation the State of Kuwait, the Sovereign said.

     He also recalled that Morocco hosted a ministerial meeting of the "Group of Friends of the Syrian People", which reinforced the Syrian national coalition’s action and leading role.

    The Sovereign added that "through the coordination of its action and through consultation with other members of the Security Council as well as influential international stakeholders, Morocco will continue to endeavor to rally together the representatives of the full spectrum of Syrian political opinion to make sure that the efforts made are not obliterated and that measures in the field are coordinated."

    The Sovereign asserted that Morocco "is of the view that the combined, responsible supervision of actions inside the Syrian territory is the most effective way to ensure that Syrians’ legitimate rights are respected and their aspirations met so that we can promote the desired political transition process, build a state based on legitimate institutions, preserve stability and safeguard this sister nation’s territorial integrity."