Doha-Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met on Thursday with his Syrian counterpart Assaad Hassan al-Chibani in Mecca. The meeting signaled a potential thaw in diplomatic relationships between the two Arab countries.
During the meeting Bourita repeated Morocco’s support for the unity and national sovereignty of Syria. “The Kingdom of Morocco follows the important developments in Syria,” said Bourita and emphasized the support of Morocco for the efforts of the Syrian people for stability and development.
The talks took place on the edge of the seventh joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Morocco, which took place on March 6th in Mecca. The meeting, chaired by Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Yahya, dealt with strategic partnerships between GCC and Marocco.
This diplomatic commitment follows King Mohammed Vis Current news Congratulations to Syria’s translational president Ahmad al-Sharaa in early February.
The king expressed Morocco’s “unshakable commitment to regional peace, stability and prosperity” and confirmed that Morocco’s position “always supported the Syrian people in achieving their efforts for freedom, peace and stability.”
Morocco’s recent diplomatic public relations work marks a departure from its previous position. Rabat closed his message in Damascus in 2012 during the Syrian civil war and undercut fundamental disagreements with the Assad regime.
After the recent fall of the government of Assad on December 8, the discussions about the potential reopening of the Morocco message in Damascus began.
The developments also mark a break from a story tense and tense ties. As part of the previous Assad regime, Syria supported Algeria during the Sand War and retained support for the separatist polisario front.
Recent discoveries unveiled Iranian use of the Syrian territory to train members of the Polisario front during the rule of Assad.
The GCC meeting in Mecca also dealt with the question of the West -Sahara edition, as General Secretary Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi from October 2024 described the Resolution 2756 of the UN Security Council.
The GCC emphatically reinforced His unshakable support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory.
The Syrian transition government cited by al-Sharaa has given plans for a transition period of four to five years in order to determine the necessary election infrastructure and implement political reforms.
The attitude of the new government on regional issues, including the western Sahara, still has to be defined, even though its opposition to the Iranian axis suggest a possible shift from the positions of the previous regime.
The diplomatic maneuver has achieved comprehensive regional confirmation with several Arab countries – including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and Yemen – which has thrown their weight behind the transitional process Syria.
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