Baghdad - The Kingdom of Morocco reaffirmed on Sunday in Baghdadthat the Palestinian cause and Al-Quds Al-Sharif remain at the forefront of its foreign policy priorities, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee.
Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, Director General of International Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AfricanCooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, noted that, in itsaddress to the 52nd session of the Council of ForeignMinisters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Morocco reaffirmed its steadfast position on the Palestiniancause, the central cause of the Islamic Ummah, and its support for the Palestinian people’s legitimate right to establish an independent state within the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the Gaza Strip as an integral part of it, in accordance with the two-state solution and relevant international legitimacy resolutions.
Yazourh stressed that, under the leadership of His MajestyKing Mohammed VI, in his capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, Morocco continues to pursue sustainedpolitical and diplomatic efforts to defend Jerusalem and preserve its legal and historical status. These efforts are reinforced by the on-the-ground work of the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency (BMAQ), the Committee’s executivearm, which implements tangible projects to strengthenJerusalemites’ resilience, preserve the city’s civilizational and spiritual character, protect the sanctity of holy sites and upholdfreedom of worship.
