The second ministerial meeting of the India-Arab Countries Cooperation Forum, held last Saturday in the Indian capital, New Delhi, highlighted the prominent and continuous role played by the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory, in defending the Palestinian cause and supporting the steadfastness of the people of Jerusalem.
Arab and Indian ministers, in the "New Delhi Declaration" issued after the conclusion of the works, highlighted the special importance of the initiatives supervised by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency, which is affiliated with the Al-Quds Committee, noting its field and humanitarian contributions for the benefit of the residents of the holy city. This position reflects increasing international recognition of the credibility of the efforts led by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to reach a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian cause, based on the two-state solution, which contributes to enhancing peace and stability at the regional and international levels. This appreciation also highlights the pivotal position held by the Al-Quds Committee in preserving the historical and religious identity of the city of Jerusalem, in addition to the practical role played by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency through social and humanitarian programs aimed at supporting the steadfastness of the people of Jerusalem and improving their living conditions. This second ministerial meeting, which was chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates as the current President of the League of Arab States, comes after a ten-year hiatus, as the first session was held in 2016 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The forum is the highest institutional framework for guiding the Indian-Arab partnership, which was established in 2002 under a memorandum of understanding between India and the League of Arab States. Morocco participated in this meeting with an official delegation headed by the Kingdom's Ambassador to Cairo and its Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States, Mohamed Ait Ouali, and included the Ambassador of His Majesty the King in New Delhi, Mohamed Maliki, and the Director of Asian and Oceanian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Omar Kadiri.
