Morocco says it will contribute and help in identifying and suing authors of attacks
Morocco-USA, Politics, 9/21/2001

Morocco will bring all the needed contribution and assistance, whether in the United States or in the European Union, to identify and bring before justice those who perpetrated the attacks of New York and Washington, said Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa.

In an interview published Friday by "L'Economiste" daily, the official recalled that Morocco, through its king and officials of political bodies, has clearly expressed, and as soon as the events happened, its concerns regarding the risks of amalgam, crusade, confusion and hasty conclusions. He called for prudence, accurateness, and preciseness during the investigation and for avoiding hastiness.

Asked on potential US reprisals, the head of the Moroccan diplomacy said it was impossible to predict the kind and extent of reprisals, and urged the US administration to show judgement, wisdom, caution and prudence, stressing that the military option is not the only means to combat and eradicate terrorism.

"Attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have revealed a new face of terrorism, marked by a degree of sophistication, organization and logistics, a terrorism that could be justified by injustice in relations between states," he explained. He went on that the world has entered a new stage where the protection of humans and their property against terrorism will become a priority, hoping that the quest of safety, peace and stability will not be done at the expense of individual freedoms.

He added that the impact of terrorism should incite everybody to endeavor for the advent of a new era of peaceful co-existence between civilizations and cultures and such is the goal to which Morocco would like to contribute.

Asked on last week's events on the Moroccan economy, he said it is too early to determine any impact, adding the Moroccan government will make at the appropriate time an assessment of the situation.

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