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His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, delivered, on Wednesday evening, a speech to His faithful people on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the glorious Green March.
community abroad, and its commitment to defending the nation’s sacred, incontrovertible values, as well as its contribution to our country’s development.
To strengthen the bonds linking our expatriate community to the homeland, I have decided that the mechanisms used in managing the affairs of Moroccans residing abroad should be revisited.
This will be achieved by restructuring the institutions concerned with our community abroad to make sure there is no overlap of powers and no dispersion of actors, and to see to it that the new needs of our expatriate community are met.
With that in mind, I have asked the government to ensure a restructuring of the institutional framework, based on two main bodies:
– The first one is the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad; this independent constitutional institution must play its role in full as a platform for reflection and for making proposals, ensuring that all components of our expatriate community are duly represented.
In this respect, I call for the rapid adoption of the new law for the Council so that it may be installed at the earliest opportunity.
– The second one concerns the establishment of a special body, to be called the “Mohammadia Foundation for Moroccans Residing Abroad”; it will serve as the executive arm for the implementation of public policy in this regard.
The new institution will be tasked with pooling the powers currently scattered among a number of actors, and with preparing, coordinating and implementing the national strategy for the Moroccan community abroad.
The new institution will also manage the “National Mechanism for Mobilizing Moroccan Skills Abroad”, which I called for and which should be front and centre in the institution’s mission.
The aim is to open up prospects for Moroccan skills abroad and to accompany project leaders.
Working actively with the departments and stakeholders concerned, I expect this institution to give a strong impetus to the linguistic, cultural and religious services provided to the Moroccan community abroad, all generations included.
One of the main challenges this institution must address is the simplification and digitization of administrative and judicial procedures that concern our expatriate community.
I also attach special importance to opening up new prospects for Moroccans abroad to invest in their homeland. That the contribution of our expatriate community to private investment should stand at a mere 10% is really not acceptable.
Dear Citizens,
The sacrifices made by the generation of the Green March inspire and prompt us to be more vigilant and to show greater mobilization. The purpose is to enhance the gains made in the recognition of the Sahara as a Moroccan territory, and to continue promoting the development and progress witnessed in our southern provinces.
In the same spirit, we must see to it that the fruits of progress benefit all citizens in all regions, from the Rif region to the Sahara, from the east to the Atlantic Ocean, from mountainous regions to our plains and oases.
I seize the opportunity of this glorious anniversary to remind ourselves of the Green March’s eternal oath, as a mark of loyalty to its architect, my revered father, His late Majesty King Hassan II – may he rest in peace – and to pray for the souls of our righteous martyrs.
Wassalamu alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh ».
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