Al-Qubaisi: UAE confirms Moroccan Sahara Al-Maliki: relationships are strong

Hasbres – Youssef Lakhdar (Photos: Mounir Amhmatat)

The National Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Moroccan House of Representatives (MoU) signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the two countries on Monday in Rabat, during the first signing of two representative councils in the country. Arab World.

Under the memorandum of understanding signed by Amal Bint Abdullah Al Qubaisi, President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates, and Habib al-Maliki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, will hold a biennial forum to discuss topics of interest. 39, common interest between parliamentarians and countries.

In a press conference held today in the House of Representatives in Rabat, Amal al-Qubaisi, who headed the Moroccan delegation to the Arab Friendship Group and the African Friendship Group, said: "This visit highlights the great importance of the Kingdom of Morocco and the House of Representatives for the United Arab Emirates and its Federal National Council".

Al-Qubaisi, the first woman to lead a parliament in the Arab world, said: "The relations between the two countries are exceptional, not only strategic partnerships, but also fraternal and family relations." These relationships were established by the late father Sheikh Zayed and the late president. His Majesty King Hassan II continued and grew deeper and deeper thanks to the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and his brother Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed. "

"Relations between the two countries have become an ideal model of cooperation not only at the official level, but also at the parliamentary and popular level," she said. "We are proud today to sign a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with the House of Representatives, the first with a State or an Arab Parliament, in itself, an honest translation of confidentiality and depth relationships that unite our two countries. "

"We can not forget that the Kingdom of Morocco is the first Arab country visited by the late Sheikh Zayed after the creation of the Union," said Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi.

She said that she would not describe these relationships more than King Mohammed VI, described as an exemplary bilateral relationship reflecting at best the fulfillment of the covenant between Sheikh Zayed and Hassan II, that God to them have mercy, as well as the two brothers, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and His Majesty King Mohammed VI. So we are a family. "

Al-Qubaisi said in his remarks that King Mohammed VI "is highly respected and respected by the leaders, the government and the people of the United Arab Emirates," adding that "great factors are helping to strengthen these relations; Legacy of respect and mutual appreciation created by the late King Hassan II and Sheikh Zayed. "He said.

She also referred to "the strong political will now present to promote, support and consolidate these fraternal relations, as well as the existence of sustainable institutional work and ongoing coordination on key issues".

Al-Qubaisi explained that the relations that unite today relations between the two countries are "the unity of vision and common action in all matters that bring us closer together. at the regional and international levels, as well as our joint work in the fight against terrorism and extremism and initiatives to plan for the future and to work in the various fields of development, Investment projects common in the kingdom. "

The Speaker of the UAE Parliament expressed her pride for the work of the Kingdom of Morocco "in solidarity, in order to support Arab and Islamic work and spread the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence and moderation that we share with you and us. celebrate the Year of Tolerance in the United Arab Emirates ".

She also spoke of Morocco's role in "supporting the UAE's foreign policy to solve urgent problems, both regionally in Yemen, and the right wing of the UAE in the three islands occupied by Iran. ", and praised Morocco's role in supporting dialogue in Libya.

On the national question, al-Qubaisi stressed "the UAE people, the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Moroccan Sahara" and stressed that "the UAE will remain assertive on the eligibility of the Kingdom of Morocco to Moroccan Sahara and its territorial integrity ".

Habib al-Maliki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that the fraternal visit of Mr. Amal Al-Qubaisi affirmed "the importance and intimacy of relations between the UAE and Morocco" . He stressed that "the exceptional nature of relations is reflected in the convergence of views on a number of issues that are not only about the present and the future" The Arab world but also the world through our discussion and our mention of several challenges, such as the fight against terrorism and how to create the conditions for ensuring security and stability in our countries. "

During the press conference, he told Al-Maliki: "Together we have emphasized the non-interference in the internal affairs of the Arab countries, which has helped to create new conditions characterizing in recent years a sort of decline of all that concerns the cohesion of relations between Arab countries. "

He also said that this position "affirmed the strength of the relations between the two peoples and the two countries, and we affirm the same principle to preserve the sovereignty and the unity of the three islands occupied by Iran". Al-Qubaisi also paid tribute to the United Arab Emirates "" He said.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives said that it was agreed during his meeting with the delegation of the United Arab Emirates "to give a new impetus to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Federal Council and the House of Representatives ", adding that" this signature is an event in our parliamentary life that will open new horizons. Parliamentary diplomacy is playing its full role, opening up new horizons and breathing new life into official diplomacy. "