The Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Marrakech urged full respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and urged non-interference in domestic issues. This came in the final statement of the forum, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and hosted by his Moroccan peer Nasser Boourita. Algeria has armed and backed financially and diplomatically the Polisario militias nurturing a plot to take over southern Moroccan territories. The final declaration also stressed the need to respect the territorial integrity of Libya, Syria, and Yemen. The Russia-Arab forum also called for guaranteeing the free flow and safety of maritime traffic in the Gulf and the Red Sea, disrupted recently by Houthi piracy.
