The ministers also hailed the role played by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency in preserving the Holy City’s religious character and in supporting the resistance of its inhabitants. The Council stressed the centrality of the role of the Al-Quds Committee, in the face of the serious measures taken by the Israeli authorities in the Holy City. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who led the Moroccan delegation to the OIC council, stressed the centrality of the Palestinian cause for Morocco and renewed its firm and unwavering support for Palestine. “Morocco, in view of developments in the Palestinian territories, reaffirms the centrality of the just Palestinian cause and its firm and consistent position towards it,” he said. He renewed Morocco’s full willingness to adhere to all initiatives to develop joint Islamic action and meet the legitimate aspirations of peoples to security and stability.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2023 15:02 UTC