Morocco in Finland and Estonia

25/12/2020

Statement by the Royal Office:

"His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, had today a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu.
During this meeting, His Majesty the King recalled the strong and special ties between the Jewish community from Morocco and the Moroccan Monarchy. The Sovereign also reiterated the consistent, unwavering and unchanged position of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Palestinian Question and the pioneering role of the Kingdom in promoting peace and stability in the Middle East.
It is in this context that His Majesty the King welcomed the reviving of cooperation mechanisms between the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Israel, and the resumption of regular contacts, within the framework of peaceful and friendly diplomatic relations.
For his part, the Israeli Prime Minister assured His Majesty of his determination to implement all the commitments made, according to a precise schedule of implementation.
The trilateral declaration between the Kingdom of Morocco, the United States of America and the State of Israel, signed before His Majesty the King on December 22, is the frame of reference for the development and evolution of these relations."

22/12/2020

Rabat Declaration between Morocco 🇲🇦 USA 🇺🇸 and Israel 🇮🇱:

“The Kingdom of Morocco, The United States of America and the State of Israel,”

Referring to the telephone conversation held between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency President Donald Trump, on 10 December 2020, and to the historic statements issued on the same day by them, and by His Excellency Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the State of Israel, announcing the opening of a new era in the relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Israel;

Welcoming the opportunity created through the extraordinary efforts and leadership of the United States;

Highlighting the proclamation by the United States of America on “Recognizing the Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over the Western Sahara”, according to which:
- “The United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory and reaffirms its support for Morocco’s serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory”.
- “To facilitate progress toward this aim, the United States will encourage economic and social development with Morocco, including in the Western Sahara territory, and to that end will open a consulate in the Western Sahara territory, in Dakhla, to promote economic and business opportunities for the region”.

Recalling the exchanged views, during the same conversation between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency Donald Trump, on the current situation in the Middle East region in which His Majesty the King reiterated the coherent, constant and unchanged position of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Palestinian question, as well as the position expressed on the importance of preserving the special status of the sacred city of Jerusalem for the three monotheistic religions in His Majesty the King’s capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee;

Recognizing the historic role that Morocco has always played in bringing the people of the region closer together and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, and given the special ties that His Majesty maintains with the Moroccan Jewish community living in Morocco and throughout the world including in Israel;

Mindful that the establishment of full diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations is in the common interest of both countries and will advance the cause of peace in the region, improve regional security, and unlock new opportunities for the whole region;

Recalling the conversation between His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Excellency Donald Trump, His Majesty the King affirmed that the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Israel intend to:

- Grant authorizations for direct flights between Morocco and Israel, including by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies, as well as grant rights of overflight;
- Immediately resume full official contacts between Israeli and Moroccan counterparts and establish full diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations;
- Promote a dynamic and innovative economic bilateral cooperation;
- Pursue cooperation on trade; finance and investment; innovation and technology; civil aviation; visas and consular services; tourism; water, agriculture, and food security; development; energy and telecommunications; and other sectors as may be agreed;
- Reopen the liaison offices in Rabat and Tel Aviv.

Based on the above, the Kingdom of Morocco, the United States of America and the State of Israel agree to:

1. Commit to fully respect the elements contained in the present Declaration, promote it and defend it;
2. Decide that each party will fully implement its commitments and identify further actions, before the end of January;
3. Act accordingly at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

Done in Rabat, 22 December 2020

- For the Kingdom of
Morocco
- For the United States
of America
- For the State of Israel
Mr. Saad Dine El Otmani, Chief of Government
- Mr. Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President
- Mr. Meir Ben-Shabbat, National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council

22/12/2020

15/12/2020

15/12/2020

With the opening of Haiti and Bahrain General Consulates, the number of representations in Morocco’s Southern provinces reached 18:
10 in #Laayoune and 8 in #Dakhla

#Moroccan_Sahara🇲🇦

14/12/2020

Morocco 🇲🇦 Bahrain 🇧🇭

Following the promulgation by King of Bahrain of a royal decree establishing a Consulate General of his country in Laayoune, MFA Bourita and his counterpart MFA Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani opened today the Consulate General of Bahrain in #Laayoune

#Moroccan_Sahara🇲🇦
#MoroccanDiplomacy

14/12/2020

Morocco 🇲🇦 Haiti 🇭🇹

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nasser Bourita and Haiti Ambassador to Canada, Dr. Weibert Arthus, inaugurated this morning the General Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in #Dakhla

#Moroccan_Sahara
#MoroccanDiplomacy

11/12/2020

#Statement

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Mr. Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.
➡️bit.ly/3n7bb9w

Donald J. Trump
President Donald J. Trump
The White House

11/12/2020

صاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس يجري اتصالا هاتفيا مع فخامة السيد محمود عباس أبو مازن، رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية

#Statement
His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God Assist Him, had this Thursday a telephone conversation with His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen, President of the Palestinian National Authority.
Statement by Royal Office:
➡️bit.ly/2W4DfOZ

أجرى صاحب الجلالة الملك محمد السادس، نصره الله، يومه الخميس، اتصالا هاتفيا مع فخامة السيد محمود عباس أبو مازن، رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية.

11/12/2020

Statement by Royal Office | MapNews

President Trump promulgated a presidential decree, with all that this act entails as an undeniable legal and political force and with immediate effect, on the decision of the United States of America to recognize, for the first time in its history, the full sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over the entire region of the #Moroccan_Sahara.

In this context, and as the first concrete expression of its sovereign initiative of great importance, the United States of America has decided to open a consulate in #Dakhla, with a primarily economic vocation, to encourage U.S. investments and contribution to economic and social development, mainly for the benefit of the inhabitants of the southern provinces.

#MarocDiplomatie #MoroccanDiplomacy
#SAHARA_MAROCAIN

#mapnews
https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/statement-royal-office-53

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08/12/2020

COVID 19 vaccine free of charge for all Moroccans :

Statement by the Royal Office

"His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, has given His high Instructions to the Government to adopt free-of-charge vaccination against the COVID-19 epidemic for the benefit of all Moroccans.
This lofty Royal gesture draws its essence from the sovereign's continuous high royal solicitude and human benevolence towards all components of the Moroccan people since the outbreak of the first cases of this virus in Morocco.
It also falls within the framework of the high royal guidelines aimed at launching a mass vaccination operation against this epidemic, in the coming weeks. It aims to ensure the vaccine for all Moroccans as an adequate means of immunization against the virus and to contain its spread in the perspective of a gradual return of citizens, God willing, to their normal life in peace and security.
His Majesty the King, may God preserve Him, had chaired on November 9, a working session dedicated to the vaccination strategy against Covid-19, as part of the continuous monitoring by the Sovereign of the evolution of this pandemic and measures to fight its spread and protect the health and safety of citizens."

08/12/2020

Climate Change Performance Index 2021: Morocco 🇲🇦 Ranks 7th

Bonn - Morocco was ranked 7 out of 57 on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021, published on Monday.
The Kingdom lost one spot compared to the 2020 ranking.

The CCPI analyzes and compares climate protection across 57 countries (plus EU as a whole) with the highest emissions. Together these countries account for 90 percent of global emissions. The index aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enable comparison of mitigation efforts and progress made by individual countries.

The Index is published by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network.

Two other developing countries are also among the top ten in the ranking: Chile (9th) and India (10th).

According to Stephan Singer, Senior Advisor at the Global Energy Policies of Climate Action Network: "The largest fossil fuel exporting and producing countries representing less than 10% of global population, the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Australia are rightly at the bottom of the table. They are among the highest carbon polluters and the highest energy consumers. None of them have any useful federal climate policy in place to reduce carbon pollution. That shows the influential power of the fossil fuel industries in these countries. On the other hand, we see many smaller nations like Portugal, Morocco, Chile and others in Europe which perform much better. As civil society, to combat the climate crisis effectively, we need to dismantle the business model of the fossil fuel companies worldwide."

Sweden (4th place, category “high”) remains an international frontrunner in climate protection for the fourth year in a row.

"However, Sweden is no "climate role model" either. Like every other country so far it is not yet on a path to achieving the targets of the Paris Agreement (which is also why the first three places of the CCPI remain vacant)," the index report underlines.

"On the other hand, Sweden is setting standards in greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and climate policy (rated in the top group for each). The very high energy consumption per capita (49th place) prevents the country from achieving an even better evaluation. In the overall ranking, the United Kingdom (5th) and Denmark (6th) follow. Portugal (from 25th to 17th place) and New Zealand (from 37th to 28th) are among the biggest climbers. Japan also climbed six places (from 51st to 45th) but still receives the rating “low” (last year: “very low”). On the other hand, Slovenia (from 44th to 51st), Spain (from 34th to 41st), Belgium (from 35th to 40th) and Greece (from 28th to 34th) have shown the most decline," the source adds.

07/12/2020

Oululaistutkija Mehdi Bennis nousi maailman siteeratuimpien joukkoon – ja sillä on iso merkitys, kun verrataan yliopistojen paremmuutta

🇲🇦 🇫🇮
The #Moroccan Mehdi bennis became one of the most cited Researchers in the World

Congratulations👏

#moroccoinfinland #marokko

https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11673197

Suomalaisten korkeakoulujen tutkijoita on siteeratuimpien joukossa yleensä parikymmentä. Heistä suurin osa työskentelee Helsingissä.

06/12/2020

HM the King Congratulates Finnish President on his Country's National Day
06 December 2020.
Rabat - His Majesty King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Finland, H.E. Sauli Niinistö, on the occasion of his country’s national day.
The Sovereign expresses, in the message, his warmest congratulations to President Niinistö, wishing the Finnish people further progress and prosperity.
HM the King reiterates, on this occasion, his determination to continue joint action with the Finnish President to strengthen the good relations between the two countries to meet the aspirations of the two peoples.

05/12/2020

04/12/2020

01/12/2020

🔴The Kingdom of Morocco was elected, Monday 30 November 2020, in the name of Mrs. Soumia Amrani, President fondeur of Collective Autisme in Morocco, member of the Committee of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

➡️ bit.ly/3oe3JJZ

#CDPH
#CRPD
#COSP13
#CRPDCommitee
#Maroc

United Nations
UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Information Centre Rabat
Mission Permanente du Royaume du Maroc auprès de l'ONU à Genève
المجلس الوطني لحقوق الإنسان

01/12/2020

#UNESCO
#Morocco

🔴Morocco🇲🇦 joins governing Board of UNESCO Institute For Lifelong Learning

➡️ https://bit.ly/3mqtztJ

#UNESCO
#Morocco

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning - UIL

27/11/2020

🇲🇦 🇪🇺
For the 25th Anniversary of the #BarcelonaProcess, MFA Nasser Bourita took part this morning via videoconference to the 5th Union for the Mediterranean
Regional Forum to reflect on the future of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
#25bcnprocess #UfMRegForum #UfM

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación de España
European External Action Service - EEAS
European Commission
سفارة اسبانيا بالمغرب Embajada de España en Marruecos
Union européenne au Maroc

25/11/2020

🔊 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates 🇲🇦 is one of the 3 official buildings lit up in orange today in Rabat, in honor of the United Nations
#OrangeTheWorld 🔶 campaign to stop violence against women and girls.

#16Days

ONU Femmes Maroc
ONU Femmes
UN Women
UN Women Arabic

24/11/2020

🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇱🇾🇱🇾🇺🇳🇺🇳
UN Welcomes Holding in Tangier of Consultative Meeting of Libyan House of Representatives
24 November 2020 Printable Version
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the holding in Morocco of a large consultative meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives, whose works began on Tuesday in Tangier.
"UNSMIL is encouraged by the large consultative session of the House of Representatives in Tangier and is being hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco," the UN mission said in a statement published on its Twitter page.

"That such a diverse range of Parliamentarians from Libya's three regions is meeting under one roof is a positive and welcome step," it added.

"UNSMIL has always supported the unity of the House of Representatives and we hope the institution will respond to the aspirations of the Libyan people to implement the roadmap agreed upon by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum towards the holding of national elections on December 24, 2021," the statement underlined.
This consultative meeting is held on November 23-25 in Tangier with the participation of over 100 members of the Libyan Lower House representing different political currents.

This is the first meeting in several years of the Libyan institution, considered as "the only legitimate body since its election in 2014."
The meeting will be an opportunity to set the agenda for another official session of the Libyan House of Representatives to be held in Libya

23/11/2020

#ElGuergarat | #AfricasupportingAfrica :
🇰🇲🇨🇫🇸🇹🇩🇯🇬🇦🇸🇿🇬🇲🇬🇶🇸🇴🇬🇼🇿🇲🇧🇯🇹🇩🇸🇳🇲🇱🇱🇷🇲🇼
Have all expressed their solidarity with the Kingdom of #Morocco 🇲🇦 in preserving its sovereignty and security.

#Guerguerat
#Moroccan_Sahara 🇲🇦
#AfricanSolidarity

23/11/2020

20/11/2020

A new successful “Think Africa Week 2020” event, concluded today.
#TAweek #ThinkAfrica #morocco
Under the theme “The Africa We Want”, the event was held from 14th to 20th November, highlighting the importance of building bridges between Finland and #Africa.

Morocco 🇲🇦, for the second consecutive year, participated as partner and main sponsor to the most visible African Event in Finland, with a mission to promote and build effective collaboration between #Finland and African countries.
A much-diversified Morocco was stained on the spot, with an outstanding cultural booth, representing the variety of the #Moroccan culture with its unique designed handcrafts, colorful decorations and with a video screen highlighting its assorted nature from the turquoise beaches in the north, through its mountains in the center towards its golden Sahara in the south.