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Morocco-GCC Summit : an engagement for a global partnership between the two parties
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud asserted the GCC’s keenness to put their bilateral relations with Morocco, at the highest levels, in all political, economic, military and security-related aspects.
”This meeting is but a reflection of the special and distinct relations, binding GCC member states and Morocco,” King Salman said in a keynote address as he chaired today at Al-Dir’yah Palace the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders and the King of Morocco.
“As we appreciate your fraternal country’s supporting stances for the causes of our countries, recalling, with reverence its participation, in Kuwait liberation war, its initiative to take part, in the Determination Storm, Islamic Military Coalition to combat terrorism, confirming our solidarity and support of all political and security-related issues, concerning your fraternal country, atop of which the Moroccan Sahara issue and our total rejection of any act that may affect Moroccan supreme interests, King Salman stated addressing King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
”Your Majesty, I would like to stress that we pay a great attention to tackle Islamic and Arab nations’ issues, including the Palestinian cause and the Syrian and Libyan crises, confirming our keenness on Iraq’s security and stability,” he added.
”In Yemen”, King Salman said,”We are keen to find a solution, in accordance with the GCC initiative, outputs of the national dialogue and the Security Council’s resolution no. (2216), hoping that the talks, in Kuwait, would achieve positive progress, in this regard.
”This meeting will unify our stance, enhance our stances and promote our relations to more wider domains, to best serve the interests of our countries and peoples,” King Salman concluded.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered a speech in which he expressed gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for hosting this important summit and all the leaders of the GCC countries for their participation in it.
The Moroccan king hailed the strength of the Moroccan-Gulf partnership and pointed out that today’s meeting comes to give a strong impetus to this partnership.
The king of Morocco stressed that the holding of this summit is not against any particular party, especially the allies.
Moroccan-Gulf partnership derives its strength from a firm belief in the common destiny and the convergence of views on issues of common concern, King Mohammed VI said.
“The Moroccan-Gulf partnership is not the result of transient interests or calculations. Rather, it derives its strength from a firm belief that ours is a common destiny and that we hold the same views on issues of common concern,” the Sovereign said in a speech delivered, Wednesday in Riyadh, at the opening ceremony of the Morocco-GCC Summit.
The King said that thanks to their shared determination, Morocco and GCC countries have managed to lay the foundations for a solid strategic partnership, which is the result of fruitful bilateral cooperation.
“Despite the geographical distance, we are bound by solid relations that, in addition to language, religion and civilization, include a commitment to the same values and principles and the same constructive policies,” the Monarch stressed.
The Sovereign recalled that Morocco and GCC countries are also facing the same challenges and threats, particularly with regard to security.
Regarding the Morocco-GCC Summit, King Mohammed VI noted that it reflects the “solid fraternal bonds and mutual esteem between us, as well as the close cooperation and solidarity between our countries.”
He added, “we are therefore meeting today to give strong impetus to this partnership, which has gained in maturity to the extent that we now need to lay down an institutional framework for it, and provide it with practical mechanisms.”
The King elucidated that there can be no better proof than this partnership that Arab joint action cannot be achieved through meetings and speeches, or formal periodic summits and ready-made, inapplicable resolutions.
“Rather, joint action requires serious endeavors, tangible cooperation and success stories which can be further consolidated and from which we can benefit; the pioneering GCC experience is a shining example in this regard,” the Sovereign pointed out.
“It is a message of hope for ourselves and a strong signal to our peoples that we can develop common, rallying projects”, the King stressed, expressing his thanks to GCC countries for the moral and material support you “have been providing to Morocco to implement development projects and defend its just causes.”
He noted that “we are facing plots that target our collective security,” stating that the security and stability of the Arab Gulf countries and the security of Morocco are one and the same.
He hailed support by GCC’s countries for Morocco’s territorial integrity.
After the opening session of the summit, the leaders held a closed-door session and then, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held a dinner banquet in honor of the leaders after the conclusion of the summit.
