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The House of Representatives closed, on Tuesday, the first session of the legislative year 2024-2025.
In a circumstance address, the president of the chamber, Rachid Talbi Alami, stressed that the work of this session was placed under the sign of the continuation of the consolidation of the position of Morocco as an emerging power and attractive countries to All levels, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI.
In this sense, he has focused on the importance of vigilance and mobilization behind SM King Mohammed VI to meet the major challenges in the forefront of which the defense of territorial integrity, recalling that the sovereign had stressed that “the next step requires all an additional mobilization and vigilance to sustainably consolidate the position of our country” and that “it is important to continue to plead the accuracy of our cause and to thwart the maneuvers of adversaries”.
Mr. Talbi Alami also noted that the Chamber ensures that this vision is made to concretize through the missions devolved to it, in particular in the context of its actions at the international level, both bilaterally and multilaterally.
Starting from the attachment of the kingdom to its African depth, the House of Representatives attaches capital importance to the strengthening of the bonds of fruitful cooperation with the parliaments of the continent, he continued, recalling that many parliamentary delegations have been received at room level.
The efforts of the House of Representatives on the African Front were crowned by the reception of the meeting of presidents of Atlantic African Parliaments, the 6 current, in the context of parliamentary support for the process of the Atlantic African States (PEAA), considered as One of the creative and authentic initiatives of His Majesty the King, he added.
He said that the rich discussions that marked this meeting were crowned by the “Rabat Declaration” in which the participating parliaments affirmed their commitment to support this process in order to create a parliamentary network dedicated to this purpose.
This parliamentary conclave was an opportunity during which the heads of parliaments brothers and chiefs of delegations welcomed the initiatives of His Majesty the King for the development and prosperity of Africa, while expressing their disposition to support them national, continental and international levels.
In this regard, Mr. Talbi Alami said that the House of Representatives will house on February 20 and 21, on the initiative of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans residing abroad , a meeting of the commissions responsible for foreign affairs within African national parliaments in order to exchange views and expertise between the leaders of these commissions in the service of the causes of Africa.
Recalling the geopolitical position of Morocco and its secular history of opening on all geopolitical spaces, Mr. Talbi Alami stressed that the camber of representatives continued to consolidate his relations with many parliaments of the European continent, noting that the session autumn was marked by the agreement with the president of the European Parliament in order to initiate a new page in the relations between the two institutions, based on mutual respect, balance, respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, its institutions and the interests of both parties.
On another register, Mr. Talbi Alami noted that the Moroccan Parliament consolidated his status as a partner of democracy with the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, noting that this status which he has enjoyed since 2011, has evolved, evolved, evolved, evolved, evolved After evaluation, by granting the Moroccan legislative institution new important rights, to this assembly, from January 2025.
In this sense, he cited the law of the national section to submit proposals and recommendations, and to request the opening of a debate on topical issues, in addition to the development of exploratory reports.
In addition to the progress recorded in relations with European countries on the multilateral level, added Mr. Talbi Alami, dialogue and bilateral cooperation with the legislative institutions have continued, in accordance with the vision of His Majesty the king according to which ” SAHARA file is the prism through which Morocco considers its international environment, and the yardstick which measures the sincerity of friendships and the effectiveness of partnerships that the kingdom establishes ”.
In the same wake, the House of Representatives continued to consolidate its relations with the parliaments of the countries of Latin America, in accordance with common interests, the vision of international relations and the Ibero-Mediterranean cultural heritage, uniting both Parties, said M. Talbi Alami.
In this regard, he recalled that the Moroccan Parliament welcomed the congress of the future on December 17 and 18, 2024, organized in cooperation with the Chilean Parliament, which was crowned by a declaration “which we consider as a crucial document to approach the Vital questions linked to the future of humanity, such as climatic imbalances, artificial intelligence, education and training. ”
Mr. Talbi Alami also pointed out that the House of Representatives has maintained its effective presence in the Southeast Asia region, in particular through its membership in the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Association of Nations of the Southeast Asia as an observer, his participation in the forums hosted by the countries of the region and the exchange of visits between political leaders of parliamentary institutions.
