HIBAPRESS – WAM
King Mohammed VI sent two cables to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister, following the repeated attacks launched by the Houthi terrorist militias against the Kingdom.
In these two cables, the King affirmed that "In loyalty to the bonds of religion, history, and shared destiny, and to the strong ties of brotherhood that personally unite us, our two families, and our two brotherly peoples, I address you in this critical time that your dear country is going through. Historical responsibility, religious values, and strategic considerations call for us all to be united in defense of truth, sovereignty, security, and the nation's sanctities."
The King expressed his deep concern and preoccupation with the repeated and heinous attacks on the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, launched by the Houthi terrorist militias on civilian and economic facilities and vital equipment, as well as targeting cities and residential areas populated by civilians. His Majesty affirmed that "What amplifies feelings of condemnation is that these attacks have not stopped at targeting facilities and civilians, but have gone beyond that to desperate and sinful attempts to target the purest and holiest places on Earth in the hearts of every Muslim: Mecca and Medina."
The King stressed that "These despicable attacks and desperate attempts to undermine the security, stability, and prosperity of the noble Saudi people do not only represent an aggression against the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its honorable people, and its visitors, but are also a flagrant aggression against the feelings of more than one billion and eight hundred million Muslims in the East and West of the Earth. It is also a blatant violation of the values and principles upon which the true Islamic religion is based: peace, tolerance, and the sanctity of blood, honor, and sanctities."
The King expressed to the Saudi monarch and the Saudi Crown Prince, on his behalf and on behalf of the entire Moroccan people, "our condemnation of these criminal acts, for which the Houthi terrorist militias and those behind them, who finance and arm them, bear full responsibility. We consider them all accountable before God, history, and international law, along with the international sanctions that must follow."
He highlighted that "The security and stability of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like the security of the other GCC countries, is an integral part of the security of the Kingdom of Morocco. Any aggression against Saudi Arabia is an aggression against Morocco; because we consider victory for our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the brotherly Arab Gulf states as a victory for truth and legitimacy, and defending their supreme interests is defending our common strategic interests."
He also affirmed Morocco's unwavering support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in confronting the dangers surrounding it due to the actions of terrorist and separatist militias and the regional powers behind them, who target the security of their neighbors and their regional space with a short-sighted and destructive vision aimed at undermining the security of the entire region, disrupting the stability enjoyed by its countries, and threatening vital maritime corridors, given their utmost importance to the global economy and the security of international maritime navigation.
The King continued, "As we share this strategic assessment with you, we reiterate that the continuation of these attacks constitutes a blatant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions, most notably Resolution 2216 (2015) which requires the militias to withdraw, hand over their weapons, and cease the violence, and Resolution 2722 (2024) which calls for them to immediately halt attacks on maritime navigation. Furthermore, targeting civilian areas, economic facilities, and holy sites constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and international covenants and norms, and cannot go unpunished."
